gretna green

/G R EH1 T N AH0 G R IY0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    Any town with liberal marriage laws, a place where couples elope.

  2. 2

    A village on the border between England and Scotland (in Dumfries and Galloway council area just inside Scotland), famous for easy marriages (OS grid ref NY3168).

adjective
  1. 1

    carried out quickly and secretively in a jurisdiction that is not the bride or groom's own. (of a marriage)

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