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preggo en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

A clipping of pregnant + -o (“diminutive suffix”). First use appears c. 1951 in the novel Come In Spinner. See citations page.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, informal, not-comparable) Pregnant.
   • For more usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
   • Third test today, mama bear. Your eggo’s preggo, no doubt about it. 2007, Diablo Cody, Juno, spoken by Rollo (Rainn Wilson):
   • 2010, Dana Wood, Momover: The New Mom's Guide to Getting It Back Together, Adams Media, US, page 5, And if you were a little panicky while preggo, I urge you to cut yourself some slack, too.
   • 1998, Suzanne Brockmann, Everyday, Average Jones, Silhouette Intimate Moments, US, page 67, “Actually, being careless got me... preggo. And to tell you the truth,″ Melody said seriously, “not using a condom could' ve gotten me far more than just pregnant. […] ”
   • 2010, Hilary Smith, Welcome to the Jungle: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bipolar But Were Too Freaked Out to Ask, Red Wheel/Weiser LLC, US, page 193, You automatically qualify for Medicaid if you′re preggo and poor. Just saying.
   • “[…]how interesting is it to read that one out of every four Australian girls is slightly preggo before her wedding night? More American influences no doubt.” 1967, Harry Roskolenko, The Terrorized, Prentice-Hall, page 57:
   • Radiating in a preggo glow, Howard tells us, "I feel privileged to be pregnant, and I'm gonna be honest, I'm a little nauseous." 2011 August 1, Bruna Nessif, “Bryce Dallas Howard Opens Up About Her 'Postpartum Denial'”, in E Online:

wikipedia: Come In Spinner

preggo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

A clipping of pregnant + -o (“diminutive suffix”). First use appears c. 1951 in the novel Come In Spinner. See citations page.

Meanings

1. (offensive, slang, sometimes) A pregnant female.
   • For more usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
   • Michael Stivic: Come on, Gloria. No one, no one, is going to deny you your constitutional rights. 1975 October 27, Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin, "Mike Faces Life", episode 6-7 of All in the Family, 00:20:32-00:20:44
   • 2009, Joel Grus, Your Religion Is False, Brightwalton LLC, US, page 105, Accordingly, they tend to send their gay children off to “conversion therapy” (involving techniques ranging from clitoridectomy to shame) and their pregnant children off to single-sex maternity homes (which are full of all sorts of oddly-titillating preggo-on-preggo action, according to the videos on a website I accidentally stumbled across several times).
   • So we had a nice rainbow coalition of preggos and their mates — even one lesbian couple. 2007, Philip Lerman, Dadditude: How a Real Man Became a Real Dad, page 56:
   • 2009, Rebeca Seitz, Scrapping Plans, B&H Publishing, US, page 306, “You bet!” Clay trots back into the diner, reappearing a moment later with a chair. “Here ya go, preggo.”

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wikipedia: Come In Spinner