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For reference: In Britain, and presumably India: "get you knocked up" = "get your door knocked on". In the US: "get you knocked up" = "get you pregnant".
by thaumasiotes 12d ago
For reference:
In Britain, and presumably India: "get you knocked up" = "get your door knocked on".
In the US: "get you knocked up" = "get you pregnant".
- My_Name 12d agoIn Britain it means get you pregnant too. Source : I'm British
- thaumasiotes 12d agoWell, you're a better source than I am (for Britain). Is the "knock on the door" sense still available or has it been entirely displaced?
- VGHN7XDuOXPAzol 12d agoBut the meaning of 'knock at your door' is also correct. As in 'knocker-uppers' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker-up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker-up