have a bun in the oven

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English

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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.

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