up the spout

Meaning

1. (slang) Broken; not functional or workable; kaput.
2. (slang) In the chamber, having an ammunition round in a weapon's chamber.
3. (slang) Pregnant.
4. (slang) At the pawnbroker's shop (in allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles).

Synonyms

up the flue

pawned

pledged

in pawn

in flue

up the pole

pregnant