- Sorry I forgot to return your text last night, I was in pregnatory and my mind was so scattered. Turns out it was a false alarm, thankfully!
Pregnatory
noun; blending and clipping
The space of time during which a female believes she could be pregnant but does not yet have the results of a pregnancy test. Often begins after the female realizes she has several missed periods or after unprotected sex. Can also refer to the waiting period between after the pregnancy test has been taken but the results are not yet showing up. The word is formed from the blending of “pregnancy” and “purgatory”. Purgatory is in reference to the wait before ultimate judgment is passed on one’s life actions to determine whether the individual should be sent to either heaven or hell.
Etymology : Blending and clipping of "purgatory" and "pregnancy"
Source : College student, October 2011
Last modified: 5 December 2011