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To me, another be part of it is that the British seem to have an awful penchant for giving delicious things names that sound like Victorian euphemisms for something awful. Spotted dick and toad in the hole sound like they would be ways for Victorians to talk about their STIs, and I'm unsure what exactly Gentleman's Relish would mean, but it strikes me as some sort of medieval form of punishment on the peasants.
My mom made these all the time when I was growing up, but she called them "Egg in a basket" ๐ฅ ๐งบ. Sounds a lot nicer than "Toad in the hole". ๐ธ ๐ณ๏ธ
I had grown up calling it that it would probably seem normal to me though.