rag week

Meaning

Noun

• An annual event in many universities where students engage in unusual activities to raise money for charity.
• The days of the month when a woman has her period.

Related

Similar words

• menstrual period, monthly friend, monthly visitor

Origin

• From rag + week, possibly from the verb rag.
• From rag + week. From the former use, by women, of rags to protect their clothing from menstrual blood.