In the latest episode of “The Dirty Word,” Amanda Montell examines our relationship with our periods through its many euphemisms. With over 5,000 period euphemisms in the world, it’s safe to ...

We call it everything but its name: “Aunt Flow,” “the crimson tide,” being “on the rag.” If one were to guess our feelings based on the names we call our period, one would think we were ashamed of it.