brokeback marriage

noun

An opposite-sex marriage in which one partner, typically the man, is secretly homosexual.

Meanings

nounbrokeback marriage (plural brokeback marriages)

plural brokeback marriages

  1. An opposite-sex marriage in which one partner, typically the man, is secretly homosexual.
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