See shark week on Wiktionary
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"word": "lady problems"
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"word": "Monica"
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"word": "monthly bill"
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"word": "monthly friend"
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"word": "monthly visitor"
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"word": "mooncup time"
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"word": "moontime"
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"word": "mother nature"
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"word": "off games"
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"word": "old faithful"
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"word": "on"
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"word": "on a streak"
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"word": "OTB"
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"word": "on the blob"
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"word": "on the cloth"
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"word": "on the rag"
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"word": "out of order"
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"word": "paddling in scarlet waters"
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"word": "poorliness"
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"word": "red-headed aunt"
},
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"word": "red-letter day"
},
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"word": "red sails in the sunset"
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"word": "riding the cotton pony"
},
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"word": "riding the red river"
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"word": "Rita Red Pants"
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},
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"word": "so"
},
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"word": "so-so"
},
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"word": "squiffy"
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"word": "surfing the crimson tide"
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"word": "surfing the crimson wave"
},
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"word": "surrendering to the red army"
},
{
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],
"word": "the captain is home"
},
{
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],
"word": "the cardinal is home"
},
{
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "the flag is out"
},
{
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "the flag is up"
},
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"word": "the Reds are playing at home"
},
{
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"word": "time for an oil change"
},
{
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"word": "time of the month"
},
{
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"word": "Tom"
},
{
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"word": "Tommy"
},
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"word": "up on blocks"
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"word": "woman's week"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "week during which someone menstruates",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Erdbeerwoche"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "week during which someone menstruates",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lingonvecka"
}
],
"word": "shark week"
}
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