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."
See also: month, of, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Blount[blaunt]
MaunuMOW-nooFinnish
DamirDAH-meer (Croatian, Serbian)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Yevpraksiya-Russian
Sigrun-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Araceliah-rah-THE-lee (Spanish), ah-rah-SE-lee (Latin American Spanish)Spanish