Idiom idiom
bent on a splice
Meaning
About to be married.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They're bent on a splice next spring.”
“After ten years together, my sister is finally bent on a splice and planning the wedding.”
“The old sailor, bent on a splice with the harbourmaster's daughter, spent his last coin on a modest ring.”
Origin
disputed origin
disputed origin
Possibly a pun on the nautical terms *bent on* and *bend*, the expression refers to the act of joining two ropes to make one via a splice. The etymology remains uncertain, resting on the linguistic overlap between the maritime task of securing a line and the structural union of a splice.
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Last updated August 10, 2026