What Does Preggers Mean in British?

preggers. / (ˈprɛɡəz) / adjective. mainly British an informal word for pregnant (def. 1)

What does preggers mean?

Preggers is a slang term for being pregnant. When you are pregnant, this is an example of a time when you are preggers. ... (informal) Pregnant.

Where did the word preggers come from?

preggers (adj.)

"pregnant," 1942, British slang, from pregnant (adj. 1) + ending as in bonkers, crackers, starkers. This seems to be an expanded version of -er (3), the suffix used to make jocular or familiar formations from common or proper names (as in rugger for rugby, and soccer).

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