in the pudding club
English
Etymology
- Possibly derived from the round shape of a pregnant abdomen, resembling that of a traditional boiled pudding.
- An alternative suggestion is an association with dialectal English pod (“belly”), Low German puddig (“swollen”), Westphalian Puddek (“lump, pudding”).
Prepositional phrase
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, colloquial, slang) Pregnant.
Usage notes
- Possibly less offensive to pregnant women than other terms such as up the duff.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:pregnant
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