time of the month
Definitions
Synonym of menstruation: the monthly period during which a fertile woman menstruates.
Examples
“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?”
“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.”
“It’s that time, that time of the month / Well I woke up early and I got a hunch”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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