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time of the month en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of menstruation: the monthly period during which a fertile woman menstruates.
    • It’s that time, that time of the month / Well I woke up early and I got a hunch 2014, “Crimson Wave”, in NVM, performed by Tacocat:
    • You have to admit, however, that during that time of the month, we are not at our most likable. Let's face it. We are swollen up like an overfed slug, our breath stinks, the tiniest irritant is magnified ten thousand times, and we cry at the drop of a hat. 2014, Becky Rutledge, Miss Becky's Charm School, Citadel Press, →ISBN:
    • I'm so, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I'm just... I'm just a little bit, you know... Well, I've got you know at the moment, so... I've got Aunt Irma visiting. Do you not like Aunt Irma? I've got an aunt like that. It's my term for... my time of the month. What time of the month? The weekend? 2006 Mar. 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 6

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
that time of the month alternative lexicographic
TOM alternative lexicographic
times of the month Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

curse of Tom · Tom

Synonyms

menstruation