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chrisweeklyyesterday at 5:54 PM1 replyview on HN

In the spirit of helpfulness (not pedantry) FYI "knocked up" means "impregnated". Maybe "put together"?


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mike_hearnyesterday at 6:03 PM

Ah, this must be a British vs American English thing, thanks for the info.

Yes I meant it in this sense: "If you knock something up, you make it or build it very quickly, using whatever materials are available."

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/knock-u...