forceput

forceput
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier forced put
now chiefly dialect : an action that is made unavoidable or inevitable by circumstances

this marry-me-quick business … looks too much like a forceput — B.A.Williams


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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