How are prom babies conceived and born in the same night?

Question

Doesn't it take 9 months?

URBAN DICTIONARY DEFINITION:

"1. prom baby

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1) a baby delivered during a prom dance and tossed in the trash.

2) a baby that results from post-prom activities.

1997: Melissa Drexler, who slipped into the bathroom at her senior prom, delivered a 6-lb. 6-oz. baby boy and tossed him in the trash basket with the soiled paper towels in time to get back to the party. She asked the disk jockey to play her favorite Metallica song and danced with her boyfriend. A student told a reporter later, "She seemed to be enjoying herself for just delivering a prom baby." "

Not a question I'd ask my parents.

Answer 1

It's two different definitions.

Type 1 prom baby just happens to be born during the prom. The girl doesn't get medical attention, delivers, goes into a form of denial or uncaring and dumps the baby in the trash. This is statistically unlikely. This happens, sure. It's statistically unlikely that said baby will be born DURING prom.

Type 2 prom babies are far more common. They are born approximately the following March, after their mothers (at least) are out of high school, and possibly married, possibly to the father of their child.

Answer 2

The baby was not conceived that night, and nothing in the story even implies that that could be the case.  The baby was delivered that night, conceived about 9 months earlier.

Answer 3

You really don't understand what it means?   You can't be serious.  

Answer 4

You got to be kidding me... How old are you? Like the other person said......SHE WAS ALREADY PREGNANT BEFORE PROM...omg... NO MAMMES GUEY dang...

Answer 5

that is just sad and wrong on sooo many levels....

Answer 6

Two different definitions, silly...

Answer 7

2 different defintions. The baby was EITHER concieved at prom OR delivered during prom.

Answer 8

she was already PREGNANT when she went to the prom.

Answer 9

the poor baby wasnt concieved at prom, it was concieved approximately 9 months prior, then the selfish s.kank throws the helpless innocent child into the trash

Answer 10

ARE YOU SERIOULY ASKING THIS QUESTION?  

Answer 11

I don't know if this is a serious question, but these babies were conceived about 9 months before prom.  The second definition would be an alternative, and these "prom babies" would be conceived on the night of prom and would be born about 9 months after prom.

Answer 12

It means a baby either conceived OR born at a prom.