to be on the rag

to be on the rag

From rag as a slang term for a menstrual pad. First use appears c. 1967. See cite below.

(slang, vulgar, idiomatic, derogatory, sometimes euphemistic) Menstruating.
Synonym: on one's period
(slang, vulgar, idiomatic, derogatory, by extension) In a bad mood; angry or irritable.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on,; the,; rag.

I'm on a rag






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