"on the rag" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the rag.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From rag as a vulgar term for a menstrual pad. Etymology templates: {{m|en|rag}} rag Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the rag, {{en-PP}} on the rag
  1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang, sometimes euphemistic) Menstruating. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, slang, sometimes, vulgar Categories (topical): Menstruation Synonyms: on one's period
    Sense id: en-on_the_rag-en-prep_phrase-4qgcvb2B Disambiguation of Menstruation: 69 31 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 97 3
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) In a bad mood. Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-on_the_rag-en-prep_phrase-DgPXZSFI

Download JSON data for on the rag meaning in English (2.6kB)

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