- bun in the oven
- nBritish'to have a bun in the oven' has meant to be pregnant in working-class British usage since the 19th century. The com-parison of the stomach or abdomen with an oven is older still.
Contemporary slang . 2014.
bun in the oven
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bun in the oven — If a woman has a bun in the oven, she is pregnant … The small dictionary of idiomes
bun in the oven — If a woman has a bun in the oven, she is pregnant. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bun in the oven — See a bun in the oven … English idioms
bun in the oven — See have a bun in the oven … English slang and colloquialisms
Bun in the oven — If a woman has a bun in the oven, she is pregnant … Dictionary of English idioms
bun in the oven — idiom. pregnant. She s got another bun in the over, you know … English slang
have a bun in the oven — verb be pregnant with She is bearing his child The are expecting another child in January I am carrying his child • Syn: ↑bear, ↑carry, ↑gestate, ↑expect • Derivationally re … Useful english dictionary
Skinny Bitch Bun in the Oven — Infobox Book name = Skinny Bitch Bun in the Oven: A Gutsy Guide to Becoming One Hot and Healthy Mother! title orig = translator = image caption = author = Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin illustrator = cover artist = country = United States… … Wikipedia
have a bun in the oven — ► have a bun in the oven informal be pregnant. Main Entry: ↑bun … English terms dictionary
a bun in the oven — pregnancy Punning on the rising of cake mixture and the growth of the foetus: I rather fancied she had a bun in the oven. (Theroux, 1971 she was not a cook) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
