Where do they say "fall pregnant?"?

Question

I've seen a couple questions on here about "falling pregnant." Is that something they say in the UK or Europe? I think it's an interesting expression.

Answer 1

I had actually never heard this before until I started coming here. "Fall Pregnant" makes it sound like they came down with an illness LOL

Answer 2

I'm from the UK. It is used but not all the time. Doesnt make sense really, but theres expressions from all over the world that dont make sense!

Found this on a blog which talks about the phrase "fall/fell pregnant":

Under “fall” as a verb, the OED classifies “fall in love” with some other phrases, such as “fall asleep” and “fall into laughter.” The definition for that sense of “fall” is “To pass suddenly, accidentally, or in the course of events, into a certain condition.” ‘Fall’ here did not originally have the present sense of dropping from a higher state to a lower, but of passing suddenly from one state to another. It’s from the Indo European root, phol which does mean literally “to fall” but also “to happen”.

Answer 3

I never heard the expression until I read it on here a few times.

Answer 4

I think I remember hearing that in Australia. In the UK they say preggers, in France they say Eciente.

Answer 5

Yeah I think its like europe but I found it wierd also!

Answer 6

In the Ghetto, apparently. Its usually expressed with such grammatical blunders as "how do i no if i fell pregnentcy?" or "how long dos it tak to fall preggers?".

Answer 7

they say that in america too. my family say that, but i dont know y. i guess that's a way saying that u got pregnant accidently

Answer 8

I don't know, but I'm glad you asked!!! I think it sounds neat, too, and not stupid.

Answer 9

yeah...
u just get out of the shower, ur man comes to use the bathroom, but the floor is wet. he is naked cause thats how he sleeps. he trips and falls. ur whole hole catches his stick.

thus, falling pregnant

Answer 10

Thats kind of stupid, doesnt even really make sense