Knocked Up
Knocked up means pregnant, typically implying the pregnancy was unplanned or out of wedlock: She got knocked up at seventeen.
The phrase is informal and can carry judgment, though it's also used matter-of-factly.
To knock someone up is to get them pregnant.
In British English, knock up has an innocent meaning: to wake someone by knocking on their door.
Gestating offspring internally
- expectingAwaiting a predicted outcome
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- babyVery young child
- trimesterThirteen-week span
morning sickness · prenatal · maternity · due date · ultrasound · gestation · fertilization · implantation
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- unintendedNot done on purpose
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- oopsMinor blunder interjection
birth control · condom · pill · mishap · careless · spontaneous · unprotected · heat of the moment
Unpolished, raw state
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
casual · street talk · impolite · frank · direct · Judd Apatow · Seth Rogen · romcom
pregnant
Gestating offspring internally
- expectingAwaiting a predicted outcome
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- babyVery young child
trimester · morning sickness · prenatal · maternity · due date · ultrasound · gestation · fertilization · implantation · positive test
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- unintendedNot done on purpose
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
oops · birth control · condom · pill · mishap · careless · spontaneous · unprotected · heat of the moment · regret
crude
Unpolished, raw state
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vulgarCrude or indecent
blunt · casual · street talk · impolite · frank · direct · Judd Apatow · Seth Rogen · romcom · comedy
- 2007 FilmsTransformers, Ratatouille, Juno, 300, Spider-Man 3
- rom-comsrom-com, romantic comedy, romcom, Pretty Woman, meet-cute
- Universal MoviesE.T., Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Schindler's List, Despicable Me
- DramediesBoJack Horseman, Barry, Atlanta, The Bear, Orange Is the New Black
Knocked Upchildless
Lacking any offspring
barren · infertile · sterile · unpregnant · empty
Knocked Upmiscarried
Lost a pregnancy
aborted · stillborn · terminated · gave birth · delivered
Knocked Upprotected
Kept from harm
safe · dodged a bullet · got away with it · sterile · shooting blanks
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