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a bun in the oven

euphemism An unborn child growing in one's womb. You're having a baby shower for Carla today? Wow, I didn't even know she had a bun in the oven. We were thinking about moving overseas this summer, but we had to shift course when we found out about our little bun in the oven. A: "Oh my gosh, you guys have another bun in the oven?" B: "Yep, and when she gets here, we'll have four kids under the age of four, which is only a bit terrifying to consider!"

bun fight

1. A loud gathering, often a tea party or other formal gathering. Primarily heard in UK. I hope that bun fight in the next room quiets down. They are being so noisy that we can't enjoy our tea in here!

2. An angry and/or impassioned exchange. A: "How long has this bun fight been going on?" B: "I don't know. It feels like they've been arguing for hours!"

couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery

(Someone) is utterly incompetent or unable to arrange things successfully; (someone) can't even manage or carry out the simplest of tasks. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I'm not surprised Marie's event was a disaster—she couldn't organize a bun fight in a bakery! The leaders of this country couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery, so why on earth are people trusting them to handle this situation properly?

currant bun

1. slang The sun. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "currant bun" rhymes with "sun." Primarily heard in UK. Are you enjoying the currant bun now after all that rain? Get out in the currant bun while you can—it'll be setting soon.

2. slang By extension, the tabloid magazine The Sun. Primarily heard in UK. What ridiculousness is the Currant Bun peddling today?

have a bun in the oven

To be pregnant. You're having a baby shower for Carla today? Wow, I didn't even know she had a bun in the oven.

like piffy on a rock bun

Conspicuous but ignored or left out, especially from a group or activity. (A "rock bun" or "rock cake" is a type of hard cake with currants; what "piffy" refers to is unknown.) Primarily heard in UK. I was excited to go with my wife to her awards ceremony, but I didn't know anyone there and was left standing around like piffy on a rock bun. After Tommy hit one of the other boys in his class, he was left sitting like piffy on a rock bun during playtime.

man bun

slang A hairstyle worn by some men with long hair in which the hair is tied into a "bun" (traditionally a female hairstyle) at the top or back of the head. My boyfriend has a man bun now, and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

sit like piffy on a rock bun

To be conspicuous but ignored or left out, especially from a group or activity. (A "rock bun" or "rock cake" is a type of hard cake with currants; what "piffy" refers to is unknown.) Primarily heard in UK. I was excited to go with my wife to her awards ceremony, but I didn't know anyone there and ended up sitting like piffy on a rock bun. After Tommy hit one of the other boys in his class, he was left sitting like piffy on a rock bun during playtime.

See also: bun, like, on, piffy, rock, sit

have a bun in the oven

be pregnant. informal

have a ˈbun in the oven

(informal, humorous) be pregnant