on the rag
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rag as a slang term for a menstrual pad.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic, vulgar, slang, sometimes euphemistic) Menstruating.
- Synonym: on one's period
- 1983, The Big Chill:
- Harold: How is Sarah? I don't want to jump her while she's on the rag.
- (idiomatic, by extension) In a bad mood; angry or irritable.