in a familiar way

in a familiar way

mod. pregnant. (Euphemistic for in a family way.) Britney is in a familiar way, have you heard?
See also: familiar, way
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • familiar
  • familiar with
  • familiar with (someone or something)
  • have a familiar ring
  • Joe Average
  • I can accept that
  • have the hang of (something)
  • adjust
  • adjust (oneself or something) to (something)
  • adjust to
References in periodicals archive
It's something that engages the residents in a familiar way."