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Shark Week. Aunt Flo. Period.

All of these words are sex through pantyhose 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.

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An 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."

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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.

1. Visit from Aunt Flo

2. On the Rag

3. Lady Business

Illustration of a woman beneath the text "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

Illustration of a moon with the text "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

Illustration of someone sinking in a red liquid with the text "The Red Wedding."

Period slang: Red Wedding Credit: Vicky Leta, Alisa Stern, Mashable

10. Girl Flu

11. Carrie

12. Mother Nature’s Gift

Illustration of a nude woman with flowers in her hair, next to the text "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

An illustration of a shark eating the text "Shark Week."

Period slang: Shark Week Credit: Vicky Leta, Alisa Stern, Mashable

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