Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have the painters in

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
have the -painter-s in
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To menstruate; to be on one's period.

British usage; Humorous; Slang

Etymology

Humorous analogy of paint to blood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

has the painters in (present, singular) having the painters in (participle, present) had the painters in (participle, past) had the painters in (past)

Questions

What does have the painters in mean?
To menstruate; to be on one's period.
Where does have the painters in come from?
Humorous analogy of paint to blood.

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