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marry over the broomstick

marry over the broomstick verb: to enter into an irregular form of common-law marriage, in which both parties jumped over a broomstick.

Verb

marry over the broomstick (third-person singular simple present marries over the broomstick, present participle marrying over the broomstick, simple past and past participle married over the broomstick)

  1. (historical) To enter into an irregular form of common-law marriage, in which both parties jumped over a broomstick.

Forms of marry over the broomstick

third-person singular presentmarries over the broomstick
present participlemarrying over the broomstick
past participlemarried over the broomstick
pastmarried over the broomstick

Questions about marry over the broomstick

What does marry over the broomstick mean?
Marry over the broomstick means to enter into an irregular form of common-law marriage, in which both parties jumped over a broomstick.
What part of speech is marry over the broomstick?
Marry over the broomstick is a verb.
What is the past tense of marry over the broomstick?
The past tense of marry over the broomstick is married over the broomstick.

Words near marry over the broomstick in the dictionary

  1. marry me
  2. marry me chicken
  3. marry money
  4. marry off
  5. marry out
  6. marry over the broomstick
  7. marry the gunner's daughter
  8. marry the ketchup
  9. marry the ketchups
  10. marry up
  11. marry-in

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