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shark week

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The week during which someone menstruates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, countable, humorous, informal, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aunt Flo, Aunt Frieda, Aunt Rose, blob, blood sports, Bloody Mary, blowjob week, breaching the beaver dam, catamenia, caught short, Charlie, closed for maintenance, come crook, country cousin, crimson tide, crimson wave, curse, curse of Eve, curse of Tom, dropping clots, entertaining the general, fallen to the Communists, fall off the roof, flowers, flashing the red flag, flying baker, flying the red flag, friend, grandma George, granny, granny grunts, have the painters in, have one's moons, have the rag on, high tide, holy week, illness, in the red tent, Jennie, lady problems, lady time, little sister, menstruation, menstrual period, menstruation period, Monica, monthlies, monthly bill, monthly friend, monthly period, monthly visitor, mooncup time, moontime, mother nature, off games, old faithful, on, on a streak, OTB, on the blob, on the cloth, on the rag, out of order, paddling in scarlet waters, period, poorliness, ragging, red-headed aunt, red-letter day, red sails in the sunset, riding the cotton pony, riding the red river, Rita Red Pants, shark week, so, so-so, squiffy, surfing the crimson tide, surfing the crimson wave, surrendering to the red army, the captain is home, the cardinal is home, the flag is out, the flag is up, the Reds are playing at home, time for an oil change, time of the month, Tom, Tommy, up on blocks, woman's week

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A jocular reference to Shark Week, an annual week-long marathon of shark-related programming on Discovery Channel, which, like a menstrual period, is bloody.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Erdbeerwoche — week during which someone menstruates
  • Swedish: lingonvecka — week during which someone menstruates