"Aunt Flo" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɑːnt fləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-Aunt Flo.ogg
enPR: änt flō Etymology: Pun on flow and Flo (nickname for Florence, Flora, etc). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Aunt Flo}} Aunt Flo
  1. (euphemistic slang) A personification of the menstrual period or menstruation. Tags: euphemistic, slang Categories (topical): Menstruation, Personifications Synonyms: Aunt Flow Translations (slang, personification of the menstrual period): 大姨媽 (Chinese Cantonese), 大姨妈 (daai⁶ ji⁴ maa¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 大姨媽 (Chinese Mandarin), 大姨妈 (dàyímā) (Chinese Mandarin), täti (Finnish), les Anglais ont débarqué (French), ciotka [feminine] (Polish)

Alternative forms

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        },
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "slang, personification of the menstrual period",
          "word": "les Anglais ont débarqué"
        },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "täti"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "slang, personification of the menstrual period",
      "word": "les Anglais ont débarqué"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "slang, personification of the menstrual period",
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