preggo

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preggo

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A clipping of pregnant + -o (“diminutive suffix”). First use appears c. 1951 in the novel Come In Spinner. See citations page.

adjective

colloquial, informal, not comparable Pregnant. “[…]how interesting is it to read that one out of every four Australian girls is slightly preggo before her wedding night? More American influences no doubt.”

noun preggos

offensive, slang, sometimes A pregnant female. Michael Stivic: Come on, Gloria. No one, no one, is going to deny you your constitutional rights.

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"preggo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/preggo.

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@misc{preggo_2026,
  title = {preggo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preggo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}