Go Iceman 2015's definitions

shotgun marriage

an less-than-ideal and usually last-resorted-to marriage, cause by an unplanned pregnancy.

Delonte gets lucky with Renelle. Renelle gets knocked up. These scared, confused, and uncertain teenagers decide that the their best, and really only, option is to get married and raise this child together. Thus, they decide to have a Shotgun Marriage.

by Go Iceman 2015 January 1, 2012