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.
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.
by Babydoll75 March 20, 2019
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
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.
by Gaboantsa November 22, 2011
When having a conversation and someone describes something as bad, weird, or stupid when someone says "like marriage."
by ficticiousnamebyauthor May 13, 2015
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 December 31, 2011
A mixed-orientation marriage used to hide someone's sexual orientation; it can be done for religious reasons, reputation, preservation of things like your career or public image, etc. It is often a gay man marrying a gay woman.
"Brennan and Alyssa got married last week."
"Whoa! But I thought he was gay."
"He is, and so is she. But they're both Christians, so they got married."
"Oh, that's weird. What were the colors?"
"Lavender and rose, 'cause it was a 'lavender marriage'"
"Nice pun!"
"Whoa! But I thought he was gay."
"He is, and so is she. But they're both Christians, so they got married."
"Oh, that's weird. What were the colors?"
"Lavender and rose, 'cause it was a 'lavender marriage'"
"Nice pun!"
by Hellenophile07 April 4, 2022
When two people get married (ussaly influencers or random people on tik tok to prove a point) just to boost their clout on social media or views. These clout marriages usually end in divorce after a few days or at least with in the year.
Tana mogo and Jake Paul had a clout marriage and then got divorce.
David Dobbrik married Jason Nash’s mom for a YouTube video for views.
David Dobbrik married Jason Nash’s mom for a YouTube video for views.
by Sashaslayyer3000 May 28, 2020