Preggo

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pregnant female. offensive, slang, sometimes

    "Michael Stivic: Come on, Gloria. No one, no one, is going to deny you your constitutional rights."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pregnant. colloquial, informal, not-comparable

    "“[…]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.”"

Example

More examples

"“[…]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.”"

Etymology

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

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