The menstrual cycle is a natural part of being a woman. However, in many cultures, it is still
considered impolite to refer to it directly.
The following are some colloquial euphemisms for a woman’s period from
various languages and cultures.
Afrikaans
Granny is Stuck in Traffic
Granny is the Red Car.
Birthing a Blood Diamond
Arabic
The Monthly Habit.
Brazilian Portuguese
I am with Chico
Chilean Spanish
The Rabbit Has Been Stabbed.
Chinese
Regular Holiday.
Little Sister Has Come
The Old Friend Has Come.
Danish
Aunt Red is Here.
Painters are in the Stairway.
The Communists are in the Funhouse.
The Russians Have Arrived.
The Red Sea.
Dutch
Monthly Party.
The Egg Yolk Has Dropped to the Bottom.
English
Aunt Flo / Aunt Flow.
Bloody Mary
Carrie
Code Red.
Having the Painters In
Girl Flu
Lady Business.
Lady Time
Making Wine Tonight; No Stomping on the
Grapes
Monthly Visitor
Moon Time
Mother Nature’s Gift.
No Circus Tonight; the Monkey Has a Nose Bleed.
On the Rag
Red Army / Tide
Riding the Cotton pony
Shark Week.
Surfing the Crimson Tide / Wave
The Blob
The Oven is Being Cleaned
The Red Badge of Courage.
The Red baron
The Redcoats are Coming
Time of the Month
French
Cooking Black Pudding.
Crime Scene in My Panty.
Ketchup week.
Niagara Falls.
Strawberry Season.
Technical Control.
The British Army Have Landed in My Panty.
The Little Clown with a Nose Bleed.
The English Have Landed
VOO (Vaginally Out of Order).
Finnish
Japan is Attacking.
Mad Cow Disease.
German
Monthly Oil Change.
Smells Like Fish.
Strawberry Week.
The Cranberry Woman is Coming
The Red Army Has Arrived.
The Red Plague is Here.
Tomato Juice.
Greek
The Russians are in Town.
Irish
The Decorators are in.
The Painters are in the Hallway.
Italian
Guests / Relatives Have Come (to Visit).
I Have My Things.
Red Sea.
The Flood.
Portuguese
Benfica Plays (Portuguese football club with a red flag)
I am with Chico.
Raining in the Farm.
Red Traffic Light.
The Basin is Broken.
The Home Team is Playing (in Red Jerseys).
Punjabi
Untouchable.
Romanian
Bitten by a Rooster.
I Have Guests.
Russian
Business.
The Red Army.
The Red Day of the Calendar.
Spanish
Defrosting the Steak.
Like a Tomato.
Red Traffic Light.
The Rule.
“I’m with Andrew, the one that comes once a month.” Spanish: “Andrés, el que viene cada mes.”
Turkish
The Motherland is Bleeding.
My Aunt Has Come.
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