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up the kyte

up the kyte adjective: pregnant.

Adjective

up the kyte (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland, slang) pregnant
    • Times change, that's a fact, what the hell am I blethering about, it's been the same since the world began, men have always been getting lassies up the kyte.1983, Clifford Hanley, Another Street, Another Dance, Mainstream, →ISBN, page 115
    Synonyms:
    pregnant

Synonyms of up the kyte

Questions about up the kyte

What does up the kyte mean?
Up the kyte means pregnant.
What part of speech is up the kyte?
Up the kyte is an adjective.

Words near up the kyte in the dictionary

  1. up the creek without a paddle
  2. up the duff
  3. up the flume
  4. up the game
  5. up the gut
  6. up the kyte
  7. up the Oxo Tower
  8. up the pole
  9. up the proverbial
  10. up the river
  11. up the spout

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