Aunt Flon.

Brit.

/ɑːnt ˈfləʊ/,

/ant ˈfləʊ/, U.S.

/ˌænt ˈfloʊ/,

/ˌɑnt ˈfloʊ/

Forms:

α. 1900s– Aunt Flo, 1900s– Aunt Flow.

β. 1900s– Auntie Flo, 2000s– Auntie Flow.

Also with lower-case initial(s).

Etymology: < aunt n. + the female forename Flo (shortened < Florence : see Florence n.²), with punning allusion to flow n.¹Forms with flow as the second element show remodelling after flow n.¹ The β. forms show substitution of auntie n. for aunt n. Similar expressions with other female forenames (in non-punning, wholly euphemistic use), or alluding to a visit from another female relative, are attested earlier, e.g.:1948 Word 4 183 Female anthropomorphisms..are numerous:..little sister's here, Aunt Jane,..I expect a visit from my Aunt Susie, are some of the more typical phrases.

slang (originally U.S.).

A menstrual period: chiefly in various expressions referring to the onset of a woman's period or to its absence, as Aunt Flo has come to stay, etc.

ΚΠ

1954 Amer. Speech 29 298 Reference to Visitors or Persons: Aunt Flo has come.

1975 Sex Roles 1 7 Females reported a much wider variety of menstrual expressions... My Aunt Flow is coming from Redfield, Pennsylvania..Aunt Flo is taking the slow train to Redlands.

1997 Times (Nexis) 14 Mar. (Sport section) Our euphemisms for menstruation include ‘Auntie Flo has come to stay’ and ‘The redcoats are on the march’.

1997 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 17 Apr. 54 Scientists have found that women typically have lower-than-usual levels of serotonin during the days leading up to a visit from Aunt Flow.

2010 N.Y. Mag. 6 Dec. 49/1 The chance to eliminate menstruation with extended-cycle pills.., which promise the visit of ‘Aunt Flo’ only four times a year.

2016 www.mumsnet.com 29 Sept. (forum post, accessed 23 June 2017) I'm now 2 weeks late, no signs of aunt flo.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aunt flo
释义	Aunt Flon. Brit. /ɑːnt ˈfləʊ/, /ant ˈfləʊ/, U.S. /ˌænt ˈfloʊ/, /ˌɑnt ˈfloʊ/ Forms: α. 1900s– Aunt Flo, 1900s– Aunt Flow. β. 1900s– Auntie Flo, 2000s– Auntie Flow. Also with lower-case initial(s). Etymology: < aunt n. + the female forename Flo (shortened < Florence : see Florence n.²), with punning allusion to flow n.¹Forms with flow as the second element show remodelling after flow n.¹ The β. forms show substitution of auntie n. for aunt n. Similar expressions with other female forenames (in non-punning, wholly euphemistic use), or alluding to a visit from another female relative, are attested earlier, e.g.:1948 Word 4 183 Female anthropomorphisms..are numerous:..little sister's here, Aunt Jane,..I expect a visit from my Aunt Susie, are some of the more typical phrases. slang (originally U.S.). A menstrual period: chiefly in various expressions referring to the onset of a woman's period or to its absence, as Aunt Flo has come to stay, etc. ΚΠ 1954 Amer. Speech 29 298 Reference to Visitors or Persons: Aunt Flo has come. 1975 Sex Roles 1 7 Females reported a much wider variety of menstrual expressions... My Aunt Flow is coming from Redfield, Pennsylvania..Aunt Flo is taking the slow train to Redlands. 1997 Times (Nexis) 14 Mar. (Sport section) Our euphemisms for menstruation include ‘Auntie Flo has come to stay’ and ‘The redcoats are on the march’. 1997 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 17 Apr. 54 Scientists have found that women typically have lower-than-usual levels of serotonin during the days leading up to a visit from Aunt Flow. 2010 N.Y. Mag. 6 Dec. 49/1 The chance to eliminate menstruation with extended-cycle pills.., which promise the visit of ‘Aunt Flo’ only four times a year. 2016 www.mumsnet.com 29 Sept. (forum post, accessed 23 June 2017) I'm now 2 weeks late, no signs of aunt flo. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1954
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