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EnglishAunt Flo is visiting
Meaning: A euphemism for having one's menstrual period.
Example: “No swimming for me this weekend; Aunt Flo is visiting.”
Origin: A 20th-century pun on "flow," presenting the period as a relative who arrives regularly and stays a few days. It was in wide use by the second half of the century.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Les Anglais ont débarqué Literally: The English have landed
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