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red weddings

red weddings is the plural of red wedding.

Meaning of red wedding

Noun

red wedding (plural red weddings)

  1. (dated) A wedding ceremony in the Soviet Union in which the couple pledged loyalty to the state or communism in addition to reciting marriage vows.
    • As the church sought to make these events significant with its ceremonies, so did the Communists with their “Red weddings,” “Red funerals” and “Red christenings.”1942 October, Albert Rhys Williams, “Religion in the USSR”, in Soviet Russia Today, page 15
  2. (figuratively, often) A situation involving carnage, bloodshed, or chaos; a massacre; a mass culling.
    • Although ABC’s cancellation slate is far from a Red Wedding, these seven shows got the axe: “Whiskey Cavalier,” “For the People,” “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors,” “Child Support,” “The Alec Baldwin Show,” “The Kids Are Alright” and “Splitting Up Together.”2019 May 16, Lynn Elber, “Haddish, stability mark ABC schedule”, in Stars and Stripes, page 18

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What is red weddings the plural of?
Red weddings is the plural of red wedding.

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