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What menopause word substitutions have you and your friends invented?

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ThatCalmCat · 03/05/2026 13:25

I've been having a good chat with my menopausal friend and we have decided to collate a dictionary for the alternative new words or phrases we create in place of the ones we have forgotten.

If you'd like to contribute please do!

Our words and phrases so far (we've forgotten a lot of them!)

Hand ankle
Byclists
Skeleton head
White toothening powder

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Twoshoesnewshoes · 03/05/2026 13:37

The think like a fork but it’s round and sort of flat but not flat

Overtheatlantic · 03/05/2026 13:41

That stuff that blocks the sun
The thing on my face. That sticks out!

BakedBeeeen · 03/05/2026 13:48

un-log in

GiorgioArmageddi · 03/05/2026 13:51

Turn the noise on your phone (the opposite of turn your phone to silent).

ThatCalmCat · 03/05/2026 14:34

Overtheatlantic · 03/05/2026 13:41

That stuff that blocks the sun
The thing on my face. That sticks out!

Suncream and your nose, or combined, sunglasses? 😎🤣

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Overtheatlantic · 03/05/2026 14:39

Suncream and nose 🤣 my brain wanted any word other than nose and I’m sure I just don’t have the word suncream close enough in hand because I rarely say it 🤣 but words like “bidet” and “Livery” pop right up 🤷‍♀️

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