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through the sunroof

through the sunroof adverb: by caesarean section.

Adverb

through the sunroof (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous) By caesarean section.
    • "It'll all be OK. The little varmint is coming early and out through the sun roof, no less."2012 June 7, Pauline McLynn, Jenny Q, Stitched Up, Penguin UK, →ISBN
    • An obstetrician will perform an operation to remove baby through the sunroof as it were – a procedure known as a Caesarean section, or C-section.2019 June 13, Oscar Duke, How to Be a Dad: The ultimate guide to pregnancy, birth & dirty nappies, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Forms of through the sunroof

alternative formthrough the sun roof

Origin of through the sunroof

When the mother is lying on her back, the incision for a caesarean section is in approximately the same place on the mother's abdomen that a sunroof is on a car.

Questions about through the sunroof

What does through the sunroof mean?
Through the sunroof means by caesarean section.
What part of speech is through the sunroof?
Through the sunroof is an adverb.

Words near through the sunroof in the dictionary

  1. through the hawsehole
  2. through the looking glass
  3. through the looking-glass
  4. through the mill
  5. through the roof
  6. through the sunroof
  7. through the wazoo
  8. through the wrong end of the telescope
  9. through thick and thin
  10. through ticketing
  11. through traffic

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