in the club

Got a bun

In the club means pregnant, used colloquially and often with a hint of scandal or surprise: She's in the club again—that'll be her fourth.

The phrase implies membership in an exclusive group of expectant mothers.

It appears most often in British English, sometimes extended to in the pudding club for the same meaning.

Related

pregnant · membership · expecting · partygoer · plus one · late night · solidarity · camaraderie · slang · belonging · VIP · guest list · exclusivity · euphemism · DJ · Beyoncé · initiation · strobe lights

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Opposites
pregnancy status

in the clubbarren

Unable to produce

infertile · childless · unpregnant · sterile · child-free

membership/inclusion

in the clubexcluded

Shut out, denied entry

on the outside · blackballed · shut out · persona non grata · on the outs

PHYSICAL LOCATION (literal)

in the clubturned away

Refused admission or attention

waiting in line · at home

Family

club, the, clubs, nightclub, clubbing, clubbed, health club, nightclubs, clubber

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG