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The Britannica Dictionary shotgun wedding 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• shotgun wedding (noun)

shotgun wedding noun plural shotgun weddings shotgun wedding noun plural shotgun weddings Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOTGUN WEDDING [count] : a wedding that happens because the bride is pregnant — called also shotgun marriage ASK THE EDITOR

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