What names or expressions are used for a woman’s menstruation?
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| THAT TIME OF THE MONTH | 17 |
| ON THE RAG | 15 |
| HER PERIOD | 12 |
| PERIOD | 8 |
| THE CURSE | 6 |
| AUNT FLO | 4 |
| THAT TIME | 3 |
| CRAMPS | 2 |
| TIME OF THE MONTH | 2 |
| CURSE | 1 |
| GOT THE RAG ON | 1 |
| GRANDMA CAME | 1 |
| MONTHLY | 1 |
| MONTHLY VISITOR | 1 |
| MONTHY | 1 |
| MOON | 1 |
| RED RIVER IS UP | 1 |
| RIDING A COTTON PONY | 1 |
| RIDING THE COTTON PONY | 1 |
| SPECIAL VISITOR | 1 |
| THAT TIME OF MONTH | 1 |
| THE FLAG IS FLYING | 1 |
| VISITING GRAMMA | 1 |
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