lavender marriage
lavender marriage noun: a heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.
Noun
lavender marriage (plural lavender marriages)
- 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.2020 May 1, Alexis Soloski, “‘Hollywood’ Offers Alternate History, and Glimpses of a Real One”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
Forms of lavender marriage
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Origin of lavender marriage
From lavender (“gay, homosexual”) + marriage.
Questions about lavender marriage
- What does lavender marriage mean?
- Lavender marriage means a heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.
- What part of speech is lavender marriage?
- Lavender marriage is a noun.
- What is the plural of lavender marriage?
- The plural of lavender marriage is lavender marriages.
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