through the sunroof

English

Alternative forms

  • through the sun roof

Etymology

When the mother is lying on her back, the incision for a caesarean section is in approximately the same place on the mother's abdomen that a sunroof is on a car.

Adverb

through the sunroof (not comparable)

  1. (humorous, euphemistic) By caesarean section.
    • 2012 June 7, Pauline McLynn, Jenny Q, Stitched Up, Penguin UK, →ISBN:
      "It'll all be OK. The little varmint is coming early and out through the sun roof, no less."
    • 2019 June 13, Oscar Duke, How to Be a Dad: The ultimate guide to pregnancy, birth & dirty nappies, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      An obstetrician will perform an operation to remove baby through the sunroof as it were – a procedure known as a Caesarean section, or C-section.
    • 2024 October 23, Andrea Byrne, Desperate Rants and Magic Pants, Y Lolfa, →ISBN:
      This meant I would be numbed from the waist down to allow for the serious abdominal surgery to take place. Or to put it more flippantly, Pip had to come out through the sunroof.
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