"monthly friend" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-monthly friend.ogg [Australia] Forms: monthly friends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} monthly friend (plural monthly friends)
  1. (euphemistic slang) The menstrual period. Tags: euphemistic, slang Categories (topical): Menstruation

Inflected forms

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