honeymoon
noun
hon·ey·moon
ˈhə-nē-ˌmün 
1
: a period of harmony immediately following marriage
2
: a period of unusual harmony especially following the establishment of a new relationship
3
: a trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple
honeymoon
intransitive verb
honeymooner
noun
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Where are you going on your honeymoon?
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After the wedding, the couple went on their honeymoon, including to the family's Balmoral estate in Scotland.
—Natalie Arroyo Camacho, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Reports indicate the date is much more related to Kelce’s offseason timeline than the fact that 13 is Swift’s lucky number, and that the two just want time to marry and go on a honeymoon before Kelce needs to be back to training.
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The honeymoon didn’t last long.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
After the wedding, the couple went on their honeymoon, including to the family's Balmoral estate in Scotland.
—Natalie Arroyo Camacho, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Reports indicate the date is much more related to Kelce’s offseason timeline than the fact that 13 is Swift’s lucky number, and that the two just want time to marry and go on a honeymoon before Kelce needs to be back to training.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
The honeymoon didn’t last long.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Honeymoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honeymoon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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honeymoon
noun
hon·ey·moon
ˈhən-ē-ˌmün
1
: a trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple
2
: the time immediately after marriage
3
: a pleasant period after the start of something (as a relationship)
honeymoon
verb
honeymooner
noun
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