preggers

[preg-erz]

adjective

Chiefly British Informal.

1. pregnant.

preggers

/ ˈprɛɡəz /

adjective

1. an informal word for pregnant

Word History and Origins

Origin of preggers¹

First recorded in 1940–45; pregnant ¹ + -ers

Example Sentences

Added actor and writer Danielle Pinnock on Twitter: “My girl was pregnant and y’all still not happy with the performance?! The internet is wild. Preggers and probably swollen AF, Rihanna gave us choreography in the sky, dancers that look like the Michelin men, hit after HIT all while pregnant! Go AWF sis!”

From Seattle Times

In another post, Guerrero commented on a photo of a shirtless council aide, posing the question: “Is he preggers?”

From Los Angeles Times

One caption simply read: “#Preggers.”

From Washington Times

She followed it with photoshoots of her underwater, and others of her wearing Gucci dresses, flower crowns and a “Preggers” T-shirt that promptly sold out.

From The Guardian

So off I go to work, not hungover but preggers: dry heaving on the tube and quietly knocking back a Lucozade before 11am, as if it were a normal morning drink, while fantasising about when and where I will take a nap undisturbed.

From The Guardian