"shark week" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shark weeks [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shark week (countable and uncountable, plural shark weeks)
  1. (informal, humorous, chiefly Canada, US) The week during which someone menstruates. Wikipedia link: Discovery Channel, Shark Week Tags: Canada, US, countable, humorous, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Menstruation Translations (The week during which someone menstruates): Erdbeerwoche [feminine] (German), lingonvecka [common-gender] (Swedish)

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