Meaning Of The Word Shotgun wedding

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shotgun wedding
countable noun: A shotgun wedding is a merger between two companies which takes place in a hurry because one or both of the companies is having difficulties.
countable noun: A shotgun wedding is a wedding that has to take place quickly, often because the woman is pregnant.

shotgun wedding in American English
a wedding into which one or both partners are forced, as because of previous sexual intimacy or, esp., pregnancy
noun: a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy

shotgun wedding in British English
noun: a wedding into which one or both partners are coerced, usually because the woman is pregnant

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