lavender marriage

== English == === Etymology === From lavender (“gay, homosexual”) +‎ marriage. === Pronunciation === === Noun === lavender marriage (plural lavender marriages) A heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses. ==== Translations ==== === See also === beard (“a person who accompanies a gay person of the opposite sex to give the impression of heterosexuality”) merkin (“a man who accompanies a lesbian to give the impression of heterosexuality”) === Further reading === “lavender marriage n.” under “lavender adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.