kill the rabbit
kill the rabbit verb: to get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
Verb
kill the rabbit (third-person singular simple present kills the rabbit, present participle killing the rabbit, simple past and past participle killed the rabbit)
- To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
- "What about her?" "She killed the rabbit."
Forms of kill the rabbit
| third-person singular present | kills the rabbit |
|---|---|
| present participle | killing the rabbit |
| past participle | killed the rabbit |
| past | killed the rabbit |
Origin of kill the rabbit
Before the days of instant pregnancy tests, a woman's sample was injected into a rabbit. There were several varieties of tests; one allegedly would kill the rabbit if the pregnancy hormone was present in the sample (most accounts indicate the rabbit was killed and dissected either way.)
Questions about kill the rabbit
- What does kill the rabbit mean?
- Kill the rabbit means to get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
- What part of speech is kill the rabbit?
- Kill the rabbit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of kill the rabbit?
- The past tense of kill the rabbit is killed the rabbit.
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