"red day" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: red days [plural]
Etymology: Allusion to the colour of blood. Head templates: {{en-noun}} red day (plural red days)
  1. (euphemistic) A day during which a woman is menstruating. Tags: euphemistic

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1994, Verena Stefan, Shedding and Literally Dreaming, page 68:",
          "text": "For fifteen years, every month, red days. I have my period; it belongs to me.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2019, Dr. Gajanan V. Madiwal, Contraceptives Hygiene and Pregnancy Care:",
          "text": "Is there any harm, if we indulge in sex during red days?",
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        "(euphemistic) A day during which a woman is menstruating."
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          "text": "Is there any harm, if we indulge in sex during red days?",
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