Meaning of red wedding | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A wedding ceremony in the Soviet Union in which the couple pledged loyalty to the state or communism in addition to reciting marriage vows.
   dated
2. A situation involving carnage, bloodshed, or chaos; a massacre; a mass culling.
   figuratively, often

Examples

“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.””

“They celebrated “red weddings” at factories, bride and groom standing before a piece of machinery and pledging their loyalty first to the communist state, then to each other.”

“Soon "Red weddings" replaced church weddings for dedicated Communists.”

“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.””

“A source familiar with the matter told Quartz that Uber employees are referring to the layoffs as the "marketing red wedding," a reference to a massacre that takes place in Game of Thrones.”

“"Has the red wedding started?" one employee wrote on Slack, a reference to a massacre scene in "Game of Thrones."”

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