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marry over the broomstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
mar-ry over the b-room-stick
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enter into an irregular form of common-law marriage, in which both parties jumped over a broomstick.

Inflected Forms

marries over the broomstick (present, singular) marrying over the broomstick (participle, present) married over the broomstick (participle, past) married over the broomstick (past)

Questions

What does marry over the broomstick mean?
To enter into an irregular form of common-law marriage, in which both parties jumped over a broomstick.

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