where does phrase "pregnant pause" come from?

Answer 1

Some pauses resemble literal pregnancies in that they are filled with meaning, as a pregnant body is filled with the offspring to be born; and they are forward-looking--that is, they have the listener waiting for the next utterance--in something of the same way that a pregnancy portends the forthcoming birth. The Oxford English Dictionary gives examples of the word "pregnant" used with the sense of "full of meaning" beginning in the 15th century.

Answer 2

Pregnant Pause Origin

Answer 3

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The phrase is from Alice which was a television show back in the the late 70's/early 80's. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around the goings on at Mel's Diner. Flo's catch phrase, "Kiss my grits!" was enormously popular at the time her character appeared on Alice. I loved this show as a child! If any catch phrase needs to make a comeback its Dyno-mite!!! LOL

Answer 4

i thinkit comes from someone asking a really deep personal question and they are not too sure how to answer it so they take their time. so i think this is the reason for the wor d pregnant since it takes a lot of thought and the person responding takes a while to answer