monthlies

Magazines issued regularly

Monthlies are publications that appear once a month—magazines, journals, newsletters.

The term also serves as a euphemism for menstrual periods: She's having her monthlies.

This latter usage is somewhat old-fashioned but still understood.

menstruation

period

Punctuation ending sentences

  • crampsInvoluntary muscle tightening
  • bleedingBlood loss from injury
  • padsCushioned protective layers

tampons · flow · PMS · cycle · menses · spotting · sanitary · menstrual · dysmenorrhea · bloating

publication

magazine

Bound periodical with articles

issue · edition · newsstand · circulation · editorial · column · feature · glossy · serial · installment

Categories
Opposites
publication frequency

monthliesdailies

Unedited film prints

weeklies · annuals · quarterlies · biweeklies · one-shots

temporal regularity vs. irregularity

monthliesone-offs

Singular, unrepeated instances

specials · irregulars

Family

month, monthly, months

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG