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preggers

[ preg-erz ]

adjective

Chiefly British Informal.


preggers

/ ˈɛɡə /

adjective

  1. an informal word for pregnant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of preggers1

First recorded in 1940–45; pregnant 1 + -ers
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Added actor and writer Danielle Pinnock on Twitter: “My girl was pregnant and y’all still not happy with the performance?! The internet is wild. Preggers and probably swollen AF, Rihanna gave us choreography in the sky, dancers that look like the Michelin men, hit after HIT all while pregnant! Go AWF sis!”

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In another post, Guerrero commented on a photo of a shirtless council aide, posing the question: “Is he preggers?”

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One caption simply read: “#Preggers.”

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She followed it with photoshoots of her underwater, and others of her wearing Gucci dresses, flower crowns and a “Preggers” T-shirt that promptly sold out.

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So off I go to work, not hungover but preggers: dry heaving on the tube and quietly knocking back a Lucozade before 11am, as if it were a normal morning drink, while fantasising about when and where I will take a nap undisturbed.

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