What is a very pregnant pause?
from sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 08 Jan 2026 20:56
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from sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 08 Jan 2026 20:56
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One that lasts more than eight months.
Has ever such a pause excised?
What matters is when the pause delivers
When did pregnancies get shorter?
I’d say someone who was 8 months or more gone was very pregnant, wouldn’t you?
–pation!
Constipation?
Antici–
Mmmmm…nah
That expression means that the pause was full of something or was otherwise meaningful.
It’s not an expression I’d recommend using because it isn’t easily understood.
A pause in conversation that is full of tension and expectation.
What comes after has the potential to change everything.
Indeed, a good example would be the pause after a woman tells her partner “I’m pregnant” and waits for his reaction.