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Meaning of lavender marriage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A male-female marriage entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.

Equivalents

Français mariage de lavande
Magyar levendulaházasság
日本語 ラベンダーマリッジ
Polski lawendowe małżeństwo
Português casamento de fachada
Русский лавандовый брак

Examples

“[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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

lavender menace lavender scare lavender thrift lavender water Lavendered Lavendering

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