up the stick

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up the stick

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slang Pregnant. ‘The kids go for a drive in a borrowed car, park on another street between the corner lamps, and then there’s ructions because some little tabby gets up the stick.’

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"up the stick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/up%20the%20stick.

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@misc{up_the_stick_2026,
  title = {up the stick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/up%20the%20stick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}