What does SW stand for?

Shotgun Wedding

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Samples in periodicals archive:

It wasn't a shotgun wedding but there were a lot of rifles," joked 94-year-old John, referring to the fact that everyone had to be dressed, armed and ready for action at anytime.

It was war when we got married but this love's lasted for 70 years

I told my caucus this budget was more like a shotgun wedding, where we had responsibilities to meet," said Carey, a southern Ohio Republican.

United States : Ohio's lawmakers approve $51 billion budget

The shotgun wedding between Lloyds TSB and HBOS had devastating consequences for shareholders, saddling the Black Horse bank with a lender that was on the brink of collapse.

Lloyds bosses face bad bank charge

A shotgun wedding Vegas-style may be the worst case scenario, but a strong contender for second is the tattoo.

Some arts is forever

way had shotgun weddings or lied about their child's birthdate to conceal the date of his conception There are plenty of pregnant brides now who do not feel like they have to rush the wedding or hide their condition Gone are the days when women who found themselves ?

Pregnant Bride Attire

IT smacks of a shotgun wedding, but the merger of the beleaguered Dewsbury College with Huddersfield Technical College seems to be the only way forward for the North Kirklees establishment.

The Huddersfield Daily Examiner: College merger; COMMENT

This is the natural byproduct of the so-called modern shotgun wedding, where a couple in their mid-to-late thirties get together, marry and start their family often within months, or even weeks, of meeting.

So little time - and so many babies

Adjoua has her own problems: she gets pregnant, declares Moussa to be the father, and two weeks later we see their shotgun wedding, which features skunked beer, no cutlery and a bride and groom who are both sporting black eyes.

Abouet, Marguerite. Aya