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kill the rabbit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
kil-l the rab-bit
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Before the days of instant pregnancy tests, a woman's sample was injected into a rabbit. There were several varieties of tests; one allegedly would kill the rabbit if the pregnancy hormone was present in the sample (most accounts indicate the rabbit was killed and dissected either way.)

Usage

Inflected Forms

kills the rabbit (present, singular) killing the rabbit (participle, present) killed the rabbit (participle, past) killed the rabbit (past)

Phrases

the rabbit died

Frequently Paired Words

the rabbit died

Questions

What does kill the rabbit mean?
To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
Where does kill the rabbit come from?
Before the days of instant pregnancy tests, a woman's sample was injected into a rabbit. There were several varieties of tests; one allegedly would kill the rabbit if the pregnancy hormone was present in the sample (most accounts indicate the rabbit was killed and dissected either way.)

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