Lavender marriage

A term used in the 1930s, and can still be applied today. It's a term meaning if you are an actor who happens to be gay or lesbian like so many people in the 1930s, the agent of that actor tries to marry them off with a straight person. It is either this or lose everything when the public and fans find out a particular actor is homosexual.

These days it's no big deal to come out of the closet, but there are still gay actors married to a straight spouse for appearance, and reputation. This called a Lavender marriage.

John Travolta is indeed in a Lavender marriage with Kelly Preston.

by Babydoll75 March 20, 2019

Maritime Goggles

A condition that occurs when a cadet is at New York Maritime College for too long, resualting in an illision that makes females more attractive than they really are. Similar to beer goggles, the two should never be combined in an unsafe area. The effects of the combination of the two are catastrophic, often resaulting in massive quantities of shame and ridicule by peers. There is, in fact, an equation that describes the potency of Maritime Goggles, h+(.15w)=mgh, with h being equal to the initial hotness of the chick, w being equal to the number of consecutive weeks a cadet is stuck on campus )whithout being off campus for a span of >1week), and mgh being equal to the maritime goggle hotness, or the final hotness of the chick.

Maritime Cadet: "Wow, look at that hottie in the mini-skirt!"
Normal Dude: "Uh, bro, she's no better than a 6."
Maritime Cadet: "Damn maritime goggles again, ive been stuck there too long."

if a girl is a 6 to one uneffected by maritime goggles, and is seen afer a cadet has been stuck on campus for 7 weeks, then she is now a 7.05 under maritime goggles, because 6+(.15*7)=7.05. The mgh potancy factor would be 1.05

by MSA6219 October 2, 2009

Marriage Hooker

a women that uses her vagina as lure to fish for men, uses pregnancy to trick the men to marry then uses children and divorce to sustain her living habits and ultimately ruin men's life. In fact, more nasty than a normal hooker.

a normal hooker at least does not ruin the man's life. a marriage hooker completely ruins a man's life forever

by unlucky man June 6, 2010

marmite addict

a marmite addict is often very territorial over THEIR jar of marmite. Often results in fists being beaten against walls.
Signs of an addict...
1. expresses extreme concern over a missing jar of marmite
2. attacking relatives and housemates over the potential steal of marmite
3. irrational behaviour towards neighbouring objects when marmite fails to appear for a daily fix

I am not suggesting you stole my marmite just that you confused it with yours?!
(the early signs of a marmite addict.)

by loveitorhateit February 24, 2009

Married to the sea

Married to the sea means you are to busy to get married. The origin of the phrase came from the tendency of seafaring men to stay unmarried because of their commitment to their ship, which kept them at sea for long periods of time where women were scarce. The phrase is also used today to describe the habitually single who are unlikely, or unwilling to wed.

"Sorry love, I'm married to the sea."

by The Old Tramp June 30, 2018

telephone marriage

Usually, ship's crew members, ofiicers or ratings might be at sea working on various ships something like 80% of their time, sometimes even one year or more at a time, continuously. In case they are married they often call their wife from different ports of call or from the ship herself via satellite telephone, thus having actually a "telephone marriage" instead of a normal marriage.

Ben: You know, Mark calls his wife so often!
Steve: Yeah, I know, he has a "telephone marriage"

by Gaboantsa November 22, 2011

like marriage

When having a conversation and someone describes something as bad, weird, or stupid when someone says "like marriage."

One guy: "Towing is all about tension and stress"
Other guy: "Like marriage!"

by ficticiousnamebyauthor May 15, 2015