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lavender marriage

noun

Etymology

From lavender (“gay, homosexual”) + marriage.

  1. derived from marītō — “marry”
  2. derived from mariage
  3. inherited from mariage
  4. compounded as lavender marriage — “lavender + marriage”

Definitions

  1. A heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the…

    A heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.

    • [Henry] Willson thwarted tabloid attempts to out [Rock] Hudson as gay and Hudson later married Willson’s secretary, Phyllis Gates, in what was possibly a “lavender marriage” meant to further allay suspicion.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA