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Is "get hitched" used to more friendly relationship than "get married"? I'm curious about the origin of this expression.

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Rebecca

"Get hitched" is a slang/informal way of saying "get married". Therefore, it can be used to refer to someone close to you or in an informal setting. The term "get hitched" used to refer to tying horses to covered wagons hundreds of years ago. Now, it is slang for "get married" because two people are "tying" themselves together.

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