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In this sector of slackerdom, apparently, the "a" word is banished -- one of the stoner dudes finally alludes to "a word that rhymes with shmashmortion."
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In last year's hit comedy "Knocked Up," a character, queasy about using the technical term for terminating a pregnancy, refers to a procedure that "rhymes with shmashmortion."
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This is Guyland indeed: pregnant is "knocked up," abortion is referred to in euphemism ( "rhymes with 'shmashmortion"), and (spoiler alert!!) the geek gets the prom queen.
Deborah Siegel: Knocked Up is a Knock Out - Unless You're a Girly Girl Like Me.... 2008
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In Knocked Up it was referred to as "shmashmortion."
January 3, 2008 Melissa Silverstein 2008
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In Knocked Up it was referred to as "shmashmortion."
Archive 2007-12-30 Melissa Silverstein 2007
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Alison's mother (Joanna Kerns) says she should get the pregnancy "taken care of", while Ben's best friend Jonah (Jonah Hill) suggests that "I won't say the A-word, but it rhymes with shmashmortion."
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