Aunt Flo

English

Alternative forms

• Aunt Flow

Etymology

Pun on flow and Flo (nickname for Florence, Flora, etc).

Pronunciation

• enPR: änt flō
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːnt fləʊ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Proper noun

Aunt Flo

1. (euphemistic slang) A personification of the menstrual period or menstruation.

   Aunt Flo came to visit last night: that's why I was so ratty.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:menstruation.

Translations

slang, personification of the menstrual period

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大姨媽／大姨妈 (daai⁶ ji⁴ maa¹)

  Mandarin: 大姨媽／大姨妈 (zh) (dàyímā)

• Finnish: täti (fi) (literally “aunt”)
• French: les Anglais ont débarqué (fr)
• Polish: ciotka (pl) f (literally “aunt”)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• foulant, no-fault