shark week
(informal, humorous, chiefly, North America) The week during which someone menstruates.
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(informal, humorous, chiefly, North America) The week during which someone menstruates.
“amazing news i have chocolate now shark week just got a lil bit more manageable”
2008, Coco Tanaka, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160330001130/https://issuu.com/joeatlacitybeat/docs/vol06issue36 Shark Week!]", LA CityBeat, Volume 6, Number 36, 4 September 2008 - 10 September 2008, page 17:
“amazing news i have chocolate now shark week just got a lil bit more manageable”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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