PREGNANCY
expecting (a child)
pregnant. (A euphemism.)Tommy's mother is expecting a child.Oh, I didn't know she was expecting.
in a family way and in the family way
pregnant. (Informal.)I've heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way.Our dog is in the family way.
been had and was had
phr. been copulated with; been made pregnant.I've been had, and I'm going to have the baby.When she said she was had, I didn't know it was on her honeymoon.
in a familiar way
mod. pregnant. (Euphemistic for in a family way.)Tracy is in a familiar way, have you heard?In a familiar way again?
in a family way and in the family way
mod. pregnant.I hear that Tracy is in a family way.Is she in the family way again?
in bad shape and in a bad way
mod. pregnant.Tracy's in bad shape again, I hear.Yup, she's in bad shape all right—about three months in bad shape.
knocked up
mod. pregnant.Tracy got knocked up again.Isn't she knocked up most of the time?
knock someone up
tr. to make a woman pregnant. (Crude.)They say it was Bruno who knocked her up.He did not knock up Tracy. I did.
light bulb
n. a pregnant woman. (Jocular. Refers to the shape of a pregnant woman.)Who's the light bulb on the sofa?I can't possibly fit that light bulb out there. She'll have to wait a few months before buying expensive clothing.
PG
mod. “pregnant.” (Initialism.)Do you think Sally's PG?I think I'm PG. You know, pregnant.
pillowed
mod. pregnant. (Refers to the swelling in a pregnant woman's abdomen.)She does look a bit pillowed, doesn't she?I think I'm more than a bit pillowed.
preg
mod. pregnant.Doesn't Sally look a little preg?Nobody is ever just a little preg.
pumped
mod. pregnant; impregnated. (Crude.)She was so pumped, she was out to here.Look at her! She's pumped and looks due any minute.
sprain one's ankle
tr. to become pregnant.She has, ah, sprained her ankle.From the looks of her, she must have sprained her ankle some months ago.
storked
mod. pregnant.She got herself good and storked. Now what?I hear that Tracy is storked again.