shark week en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
A jocular reference to Shark Week, an annual week-long marathon of shark-related programming on Discovery Channel, which, like a menstrual period, is bloody.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, countable, humorous, informal, uncountable) The week during which someone menstruates.
If you've booked a hotel room, STAIN, and it's shark week for the wife, or a certain former senator drops in (drops out?) when you have anal sex, there's always the option of bringing your own santorum- and/or menstrual-blood-coloured/stained towels from home.
2012, Dan Savage, "Hotel room clean-up", Now (Toronto), Volume 31, Number 29, 15 March 2012 - 21 March 2012, page 102Imagine my shock at discovering what those little bins with the flaps in bathrooms were really for, or that when girls mentioned shark week they didn't mean there was a Jaws marathon on SBS.
2014, Michael Walsh, "Christening the backyard," Catalyst Magazine (RMIT University), Volume 70, Issue 2, April 2014, page 43There are several ways to green your Shark Week, ranging from bare-minimum "shucks, why not?" consciousness to Burning Man aggro hippie.
2008, Coco Tanaka, "Shark Week!", LA CityBeat, Volume 6, Number 36, 4 September 2008 - 10 September 2008, page 17
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shark weeks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
curse of Eve · have the rag on · on · flowers · on the rag · the flag is up · have one's moons · monthlies · the cardinal is home · holy week · red sails in the sunset · up on blocks · woman's week · blood sports · fall off the roof · flying the red flag · Tommy · country cousin · crimson tide · Charlie · monthly period · friend · lady time · riding the cotton pony · menstruation · the captain is home · menstrual period · come crook · menstruation period · red-letter day · on the blob · riding the red river · mooncup time · surrendering to the red army · squiffy · monthly friend · grandma George · period · Jennie · moontime · Aunt Flo · caught short · poorliness · old faithful · so · crimson wave · Aunt Rose · OTB · surfing the crimson tide · curse of Tom · the Reds are playing at home · ragging · Monica · dropping clots · red-headed aunt · breaching the beaver dam · granny grunts · paddling in scarlet waters · blowjob week · blob · shark week · on the cloth · lady problems · curse · entertaining the general · so-so · Tom · granny · mother nature · flashing the red flag · closed for maintenance · the flag is out · Bloody Mary · illness · Rita Red Pants · in the red tent · time of the month · have the painters in · little sister · out of order · off games · surfing the crimson wave · monthly bill · fallen to the Communists · catamenia · high tide · monthly visitor · Aunt Frieda · on a streak · time for an oil change · flying baker
Translations (2)
sv lingonvecka (week during which someone menstruates) · de Erdbeerwoche (week during which someone menstruates)