Name for when you are on your period

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I was reading another thread about someone getting the ick in a relationship, and I really do think that this was the case with my exdp as he would call a period...THE CURSE.

I mean ffs why did I not say the relationship was was over there and then the first time I heard him say it.

So just a lighthearted thread to find out what corker names you have heard or use.

(and were they that bad they made you break off a relationship )

I call it the curse ever sine I read it in a historical novel! Let's face it, you're throwing up, passing out, bleeding and it feels like someone is ripping your insides out once a month. It's quite apt really.

In my 20s my housemates and I used to call it 'surfing the crimson wave' or just 'surfing' which made it sound cooler I guess. Now it's just my period, want my kids to know the proper words for things.

Isn't period also a euphemism?

I used to say shark week, didn't realise it was so controversial!

Does anyone know where the term 'the vapours' came from?

Does anyone know where the term 'the vapours' came from?
I always assumed it came from the use of smelling salts. So someone who was in hysterics and needed to be brought back to their senses by inhaling the salts. That has no basis in anything other than my imagination though, I don't actually know!

@CatAnnoyance my dp actually said this a couple of months ago
Luckily we've been together for 13 years and it's the first time hes ever said it, so it must be just a once off.

Period is a euphemism. It seems less cringey that the others. 'Surfing the crimson tide' reminds me of Clueless . I imagine 'Vapours' came from smelling salts as well (Sal volitile?!). I imagine they smelt so foul, that the poor unfortunate soon gained consciousness to avoid them!

My ex quite literally couldn't put it into words in the slightest. I tried to keep it from his poor delicate soul as much as possible, but if for example he wanted sex while I was on, and I told him, he would have to leave the room. Honestly. I'd say it was my time of the month and he'd turn bright red and walk out of the room, even if that meant him having to get out of bed.

There were many reasons that relationship didn't work out.

My DP now just asks 'are you bleeding' hahaha because he can normally tell when I'm feeling grotty because of it. If I'm getting pains before it starts I'll tell him I must be due on. We talk about it openly. I can't stand it when men shy away from it - luckily DP never has!

I'm menstruating. But then my DF was a gynaecologist.

I'm in North East England and loads of people say 'on your rag'. No idea why but i hate it

Shark week
Time of the month

I'm in North East England and loads of people say 'on your rag'. No idea why but i hate it

Surely that's because before there were pads readily available people used rags.

Period or time of the month why are people so squeamish?!

Aunt Flo is years older than South Park!

I just say I’m on. Or got my period.

Period or time of the month.

DH calls it “lady issues” otherwise I just say period. At work a particularly colourful friend says “Ebola of the Gusset” which made me choke on a haribo the first time I heard it

As an aside, I caught the end of the GP programme and he referred to 'back passage'. It makes me cringe, I mean what is wrong with the correct word

I came up with a new one when I met my London tube staff boyfriend: travelling on the central line.

Over the years I've heard or used:

On the blob
On the rag
Rag week
Painters/decorators are in
I've fallen to the communists
Aunt flo is visiting
Aunt Irma is visiting
Monthlies
Courses
Menses

I tell my partner that the upside volcano is erupting because I have endometriosis and I flood and it actually burns some months

@Xigris Ebola of the gusset! OMG..!

I laughed way more at that than perhaps I should've done

I think “on your period” is very odd. I’ve never heard that in real life. It’s surely “Got/Have your period”. You’ve got it, you’re not on it.

Liverpool are playing at home.

The Russians are in town.

Both of the above from a Greek ex-lover

Loving Ebola of the gusset. I’ll be adopting that one too

Les Anglaises sont arrives.

We call it the red light

Manchester United are playing at home

I call it women's week! I don't know where that came from!