the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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Despite the referee's attempt to silence the curse word, the moment already aired on the broadcast and was quickly uploaded to social media. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 Kelly told listeners that the Jezebel article instructed readers on hiring witches via Etsy and detailed back-and-forth correspondence about the curse's timing. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Belly’s response is meant to come off sweet, but instead is both withering and accurate, because no 10-year-old should be that familiar with the myth of Sisyphus or the curse of endless toil. Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 Unlike a management game like Stardew Valley, whose expansive opportunities can overwhelm the player with the curse of choice, Tiny Bookshop is pretty limited in its gameplay. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the curse

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“The curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20curse. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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