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Shotgun Wedding

A term for a forced marriage after an unexpected pregnancy.

Originating from when the father of the pregnant girl would force the baby's daddy to marry his daughter at gunpoint. This gun was most likely a shotgun as many fathers in the United States were hunters.
Bill knocked up Suzie and now they're having a shotgun wedding
by Sham-Whoa May 20, 2009
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wedding tackle

a reference to the male genitals as a lure for a mate, much like fishing lures are referred to as fishing tackle
by Ugly Dave September 7, 2007
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wedding night

When a couple gets it on after their wedding.
Dude did y'all finally do it?
Yeah on our wedding night.
by Ilymwah April 23, 2014
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wedding tackle

male genitalia

Often used to alert caution about them.

Tackle is just an old fashioned word for equipment so it's the gear a man will need on his wedding night - he hopes. It's nothing to do with fishing or lures at all.
As the nurse placed a bowl of steaming hot soup on his lap, the old chap exclaimed, "Mind me wedding tackle, dearie!"
by Yeoman O' The Guard March 1, 2013
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harder than a wedding dick

A southern way of saying that something is as hard as a rock.
Boy, these biscuits here at Cracker Barrel are harder than a wedding dick!
by WesNile November 26, 2007
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vegas wedding

A cheap, quick, last minute marriage. Usually occurs while under the influence of alcohol.
"Woke up this morning with a stripper and a wedding ring. Definitely a vegas wedding."
by OneoftheDudes August 2, 2012
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Red wedding Syndrome

The feeling that in every book/tv show you are exposed to anytime anything slightly dramatic starts to happen, every character you like in that scene will die. Most noted after a viewer watches "Game of Thrones" red wedding scene for the first time.
"I feel bad for the poor guy, he's got red wedding syndrome and freaks out even watching Disney movies, wondering who dies next."
by Sadahige May 19, 2014
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