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”), German puddig (“swollen”), Westphalian Low German Puddek (“lump, pudding”).

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

in the pudding club

1. (UK, 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

See also

• in the club