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time of the month

time of the month noun: synonym of menstruation: the monthly period during which a fertile woman menstruates.

Noun

time of the month (plural times of the month)

  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of menstruation: the monthly period during which a fertile woman menstruates.
    • 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
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    menstruation

Synonyms of time of the month

Forms of time of the month

pluraltimes of the month
alternative formTOM
alternative formthat time of the month

Words formed from time of the month

  • Tom
  • curse of Tom

Questions about time of the month

What does time of the month mean?
Time of the month means synonym of menstruation: the monthly period during which a fertile woman menstruates.
What part of speech is time of the month?
Time of the month is a noun.
What is the plural of time of the month?
The plural of time of the month is times of the month.

Words near time of the month in the dictionary

  1. time of origin
  2. time of pericenter passage
  3. time of pericentre passage
  4. time of pitch
  5. time of the end
  6. time of the month
  7. time of the year
  8. time of travel
  9. Time of Troubles
  10. time of useful consciousness
  11. time of year

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