Ja, dem dürfte auch im Englischen so sein :
'In an interesting condition' - the meaning and origin of this phrase
In an interesting condition. What's the meaning of the phrase 'In an interesting condition'?. A euphemism for pregnant. What's the origin of the phrase 'In an interesting condition'?. 'Interesting' has been used since the 18th century as a euphemism for pregnant. Women were said to be in an interesting state or interesting ...
in an interesting condition | Definition of in an interesting condition in ...
Definition of in an interesting condition - (of a woman) pregnant.
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Ralph Keyes - 2010 - History
In an interesting condition was a popular nineteenth-century euphemism for pregnancy, as was in a delicate condition. Or just condition. ('A woman in your condition.') At the turn of last century the phrase 'I'm pregnant' in Anna Kareninawas translated into English as 'I am with child'. Several years earlier German translators ...
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Ruth Hamilton - 2010 - Fiction
Lucy Henshaw found herself to be in an interesting condition. Didn't that mean pregnant, she reflected as she made her bed. In which case, she would rename her condition fascinating. Yes, that was quite a good word. She couldn't get pregnant, anyway. It wasn't just because of her age; it was a choice she had made after ...
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Brenda Jagger - 2012 - Fiction
When Dr. Stone found it necessary to refer to pregnancy he referred to it, no vague suggestions of being 'in an interesting condition' or 'in the family way' but pregnant—just that—an expression which had not endeared him to Mrs. Rawnsley and her like who had great admiration for those women who, rather than expose ...
Ggf. mit "veraltet" bzw. "veraltend" kennzeichnen ... NES ?
PS : Ich würde daraus ja eher einen "Neuer Eintrag" machen ... das bisherige ist ja nicht falsch ... nur unvollständig ...
