time of the month

plural times of the month · alternative TOM · alternative that time of the month

1. euphemisticSynonym 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

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   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