up\ the\ spout

up\ the\ spout
1. (up the spout) (1277↑, 693↓)
In Scotland, pregnant. See also [up the duff].

She's up the spout again.

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2. (up the spout) (111↑, 20↓)
Pregnant. Scottish slang. Used in the best movie ever made, Juno.

This is not a food baby. I've taken like three pregnancy tests and I am fo' shizz up the spout.

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3. (up the spout) (20↑, 9↓)
Idiom used for a situation that has gone awry, or wrong. A British term for something that has been ruined.

The US economy is going up the spout. Tony Blair has gone up the spout.

4. (up the spout) (20↑, 10↓)
Found in the Military(Canada's, The US's and Elsewhere), This means to load your weapon, or denote that your weapon is already loaded...

E.g, The Glock-17 holds 16 rounds: 15 in the magasine and 1 up the spout.

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5. (up the spout) (12↑, 4↓)
pregnant, usually unplanned, as in Up the Pole

She's gone and got herself up the spout, or... From the great Irish film, The Snapper: "She's gone and got herself up the pole." Also see Snapper: Fetus, Unborn Baby

6. (up the spout) (9↑, 5↓)
Found in the Military(Canada's and Others), It means to Chamber a Round, i.e, Load Your Weapon...

A Browning HP-35 will hold 14 rounds: 13 in the Mag, and one Up The Spout.

Author: Paul Douglas Reiter http://up-the-spout.urbanup.com/2776082
Related: pregnant, argot, expecting, knocked up, military, unplanned pregnancy, up the duff, weapons
Last updated: 2012.03.01

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