have a bun in the oven

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

have a bun in the oven (third-person singular simple present has a bun in the oven, present participle having a bun in the oven, simple past and past participle had a bun in the oven)

1. (informal, sometimes considered vulgar) To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.

   Her parents were surprised to learn that she had a bun in the oven.

   • 2004, Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, spoken by Steve Zissou (Bill Murray):

     You really think it's cool for you to hit the sauce with a bun in the oven?

Translations

(informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有了 (zh) (yǒu le)

• Danish: have en kage i ovnen, have brød i ovnen
• Finnish: olla pulla uunissa (subject in adessive)
• French: avoir le ballon (fr), avoir un polichinelle dans le tiroir (fr), avoir une brioche au four (fr), être en cloque (fr)
• German: einen Braten in der Röhre haben (de)
• Norwegian: ha en bolle i ovnen
• Swedish: ha en bulle i ugnen (sv)
• Vietnamese: đeo ba lô ngược (vi) (wear a backpack on the front)