lavender marriage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From lavender (“gay, homosexual”) + marriage.
Meanings
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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 original on 18 Jan 2025:
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| lavender marriages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
fr mariage de lavande (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality) · hu levendulaházasság (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality) · uk лавандовий шлюб (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality) · pl lawendowe małżeństwo (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality) · ru лавандовый брак (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality) · ja ラベンダーマリッジ (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality) · pt casamento de fachada (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality) · es matrimonio lavanda (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality)