Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The process or an instance of discharging the menses.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of menstruating or discharging the menses.
- n. The period of menstruating.
Wiktionary
- n. The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in females of humans and other primates.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
Examples
“But now, I can keep my child home from school simply to avoid a 'holiday party' with snowmen, or on the day their teacher might say the word 'menstruation.”
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“I'm quite certain the rangers of the National Parks Service while giving their tours of the National Mall do not, at any time, say the word "menstruation.”
“It seems to facilitate the age-old premise that menstruation is unclean.”
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“My colleague picked up from where we had left off that morning: You know, sometimes the women laugh at you because you always tell them not to use ‘hygiene water’ and because you say that menstruation is clean.”
“Sex during menstruation is an invitation to jinn and can result in a woman bearing a jinn child.”
“I'll touch you, all the same, even if they hurt, because I too have to do what I want to doas soon as your menstruation is finished.”
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“What is commonly known as menstruation lasts only a few days, and is merely the critical period in a monthly cycle or periodicity which goes with the female sex specialization.”
“If you believe them, then all three can be seen as a sort of empowerment for women — the first one allows Betty to return to her “real self,” the second one lets the woman be PMS-free but still have opinions, and the third one frees the woman from the “curse” of cramps, fatigue, and bloating…and from stigma that comes from calling menstruation things like “the curse.””
“Just as when it happens later in life, early menopause leads to lower estrogen levels and irregular menstruation, which is usually the first sign of early natural menopause that a woman may notice.”
“They had even built something called a menstruation shed.”
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Panvocalics
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the physical experience
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Moon
grapefruit, full, moonshadow, moondance, a display of one'..., waning, new, river, lunar, phase, man in the, apollo and 53 more...
Tweets
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chained_bear I love XKCD. Jan 28, 2009
dontcry What did she win? Oct 8, 2008
oroboros This is an actual letter from an Austin woman sent to Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph. It's PC Magazine's 2007 editors' choice for best webmail-award-winning letter.
Dear Mr. Thatcher,
I have been a loyal user of your 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts.
But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I
feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.
Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from the curse'? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my time of the month is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces
violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills.' Isn't the human body amazing?
As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the
bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying, jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my
friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy!
The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so
painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: 'Have a Happy Period.'
Are you fuc*ing kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of our tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James?
FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything 'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory.
For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down the Hammer' or
'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong', or are you just picking on us?
Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your
brand of condescending bullsh*t. And that's a promise I will keep.
Always.
Best,
Wendi Aarons
Austin , TX Mar 11, 2008