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# up the duff

phrase (idiom, adjective phrase, «up the duff»)

«up the duff» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(slang, UK, Australia) pregnant.

### In the lessons

A rough, joking British and Australian slang phrase for pregnant, used among friends and in tabloid gossip; can sound crude or disrespectful. Not used in polite or official talk.

### Examples

- (gossip) Did you hear? She's up the duff again!
- (chat) my cousin's up the duff, due in summer
- (sitcom) "You're not up the duff, are you?"
- (tabloid) Soap star up the duff!
- (polite) She is expecting a baby.
- (teacher) Say "pregnant" or "expecting" in your essay, not "up the duff".

### Note

Trap: rough slang; can offend. Polite: «pregnant», «expecting», «having a baby». Nothing to do with «duff» = bad or broken (a duff battery).