shotgun wedding; marriage due to unintended pregnancy
Colloquial abbreviation of できちゃった結婚. Refers to a marriage that takes place because the couple is expecting a child, often with a slightly informal or gossipy tone.
See also: できちゃった結婚
They had a shotgun wedding, but now they seem very happy.
最近、芸能人のできちゃった婚のニュースをよく見る。
Lately I often see news about celebrity shotgun weddings.
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling; the kana portion reflects the colloquial contraction できちゃった.
Kanji spelling of the verb portion; less common but still encountered.
An abbreviation of できちゃった結婚. The form できちゃった contracts できてしまった and euphemistically indicates that a child was conceived before the marriage.