English, baby!

knocked up

Date: Oct 05 2006

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“It’s actually about your girlfriend getting knocked up with another man’s baby.”

JC Chasez talks about a new song he’s recording with friend and former ‘NSYNC bandmate Justin Timberlake. The song is about someone’s girlfriend getting pregnant with another guy’s baby.

Definition

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vulgar slang for pregnant

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

There are a lot of expressions that mean pregnant. Knocked up is a very casual expression that you probably would not want to use if you are telling your parents you are pregnant.

Knocked up is sometimes used to imply that the pregnancy was unplanned. The expression is also often used with sarcasm or humor. You could joke to your friends: “Yeah, Jimmy’s got me knocked up.” If you said this, you would be smiling and your friends would be laughing.

This expression is not appropriate for everyone. Some people might consider it rude. However, the expression is being used more widely. It’s even the title of a Hollywood movie due out next year.

Examples

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“Kevin Federline left his girlfriend when she was knocked up with his baby!”

“I got knocked up when I was sixteen, so I never finished high school.”

“She’s gained so much weight, I thought she was knocked up!”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

	It means to make pregnant . by maryonline
	to make a woman pregnant by Y.Furu
	It`s when a woman gets pregnant by vitor.caldi
	Get pregnant by oceangirl05
	pregnant by hyuny
	to knock a woman up means to make her pregnant.. by suravi92
	pregnant by bujunlin
	It's actually about your girlfriend getting PREGNANT with another man's baby" by Judymsm
	pregnant by Austinpowers
	pregnant by Lindsay
	got pregnant by Northern.Wolf
	it's the same meaning with being pregnant. by freetofly_th
	She expects a baby by dobersara
	To make pregnant by shasha4132
	It is a slang used in United States. It means getting pregnant. by Liton
	having a baby which was not given birth! by allenzhuchao
	being pregnant by hossein99