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have a bun in the oven

have a bun in the oven verb: to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.

Verb

have a bun in the oven (third-person singular simple present has a bun in the oven, present participle having a bun in the oven, simple past and past participle had a bun in the oven)

  1. (informal, sometimes considered vulgar) To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.
    • Her parents were surprised to learn that she had a bun in the oven.
    • You really think it's cool for you to hit the sauce with a bun in the oven?2004, Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, spoken by Steve Zissou (Bill Murray)

have a bun in the oven meaning in Vietnamese

have a bun in the oven in Vietnamese

(informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby
đeo ba lô ngược

Forms of have a bun in the oven

third-person singular presenthas a bun in the oven
present participlehaving a bun in the oven
past participlehad a bun in the oven
pasthad a bun in the oven

Questions about have a bun in the oven

What does have a bun in the oven mean?
Have a bun in the oven means to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.
What is have a bun in the oven in Vietnamese?
Have a bun in the oven in Vietnamese is đeo ba lô ngược. See Have a bun in the oven meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is have a bun in the oven?
Have a bun in the oven is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a bun in the oven?
The past tense of have a bun in the oven is had a bun in the oven.

Words near have a bun in the oven in the dictionary

  1. have a bite
  2. have a blessed one
  3. have a bone in one's leg
  4. have a bone to pick
  5. have a brick in one's hat
  6. have a bun in the oven
  7. have a care
  8. have a clue
  9. have a cob on
  10. have a couple
  11. have a cow

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