up the duff
PregnantPregnant.
» She's up the duff.
Sie ist schwanger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Она на сносях. — shanghainese
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1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, slang)Pregnant.
Examples
2 sentencesShe's up the duff.
ruОна на сносях. — shanghainese
deSie ist schwanger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She is up the duff.
deSie ist schwanger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Unknown; the OED states that the phrase was originally Australian. Possibly related to inUnknown; the OED states that the phrase was originally Australian. Possibly related to in the pudding club (duff is a type of pudding) and thus related to dough.
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