Oxford Dictionary English shotgun wedding nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌʃɒtɡʌn ˈwedɪŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌʃɑːtɡʌn ˈwedɪŋ// (also shotgun marriage) (old-fashioned, informal) Marriage Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa wedding that has to take place quickly because the woman is pregnant See related entries: MarriageSee shotgun wedding in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: shotgun wedding oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
