Shark Week. Aunt Flo. Period.
All of these words are young twin boys sex videoseuphemisms for one thing: menstruation. So why can't we just use the word menstruation instead of all of this period slang? Well, there's probably a lot of reasons we're always looking for other words for period, ranging from everything from social pressures to the idea that the word menstruation is just a little bit hard to say.
SEE ALSO: 'Turning Red's portrayal of periods is a turning point for coming-of-age moviesAn international survey conducted by the health app Clue found that there are more than "5,000 different slang/euphemistic expressions and phrases for periods: from the gentle English 'Aunt Flo,' to the dramatic French 'Les Anglais ont debarqué' – 'the English have landed.'"
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In addition, the survey concluded, "French and English were the two most creative languages, and France and China were the two countries in which most people had heard euphemisms being used (91%). By contrast, only half of Costa Ricans had heard any euphemisms."
Even though there's no reason to be afraid of the words "period" or "menstruation," we still like to get a little creative — and it's almost a language on its own.
It actually makes "that time of the month" almost bearable. Almost.
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So here they are, 15 other words for period:
1. Visit from Aunt Flo
2. On the Rag
3. Lady Business
Period slang: Lady business Credit: Vicky Leta, Alisa Stern, Mashable 4. That Time of the Month
5. The Red Badge of Courage
6. Moon Time
Period slang: Moon Time Credit: Vicky Leta, Alisa Stern, Mashable 7. Crimson Tide
8. Checking Into the Red Roof Inn
9. Red Wedding
Period slang: Red Wedding Credit: Vicky Leta, Alisa Stern, Mashable 10. Girl Flu
11. Carrie
12. Mother Nature’s Gift
Period slang: Mother Nature's Gift Credit: Vicky Leta, Alisa Stern, Mashable 13. The Red Baron
14. Riding the Cotton Pony
15. Shark Week
Period slang: Shark Week Credit: Vicky Leta, Alisa Stern, Mashable Related Video: Weirdly Accurate Period Slang You Should Know
UPDATE: May. 23, 2023, 5:05 p.m. AEST This article was originally published Aug. 2018, and has since been updated May 2023.