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- that/(one's) time of the month
that/(one's) time of the month
that/(one's) time of the month
The time, usually once a month, at which a woman begins to menstruate. I've had horrible cramps and have been really tired lately. It must be coming up on that time of the month again. A: "I made a joke about it being Sally's time of the month, and she punched me in the face!" B: "Good for her. You had it coming."
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Blount | | [blaunt] | |
| Maunu | | MOW-noo | Finnish |
| Damir | | DAH-meer (Croatian, Serbian) | Croatian, Serbian, Slovene |
| Yevpraksiya | | - | Russian |
| Sigrun | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Araceli | | ah-rah-THE-lee (Spanish), ah-rah-SE-lee (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |