expression, noun
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
二人はできちゃった婚だったけど、今はとても幸せそうだ。
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.
Abbreviation of できちゃった結婚 (dekichatta kekkon), where できちゃった is a colloquial contraction of できてしまった (dekite shimatta), the past form of できる (dekiru, 'to be made' or 'to be conceived') with the auxiliary しまう (shimau) expressing an unintended or regrettable outcome.