lavender marriage

English

Etymology

From lavender (“homosexual, gay”) +‎ marriage.

Noun

lavender marriage (plural lavender marriages)

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

Translations

male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality

• French: mariage de lavande (fr) m
• Hungarian: levendulaházasság (hu)
• Japanese: ラベンダーマリッジ
• Polish: lawendowe małżeństwo n
• Portuguese: casamento de fachada
• Russian: лавандовый брак m (lavandovyj brak)
• Ukrainian: лавандовий шлюб m (lavandovyj šljub)