past period

A phrase presumably used to mean "recent past." This is a phrase that has been around for a very long time (at least since the 1920's or 30's, probably longer) but is such an underwhelming turn of phrase that comes off as simultaneously pompous and pretentious, that in the year 2023 no one has yet bothered to even enter it into Wiktionary or any other online dictionary. So its time has come, and it is now being entered into one of the greatest dictionaries to grace humanity with its presence. :-)

Arnold Rimmer (character in the TV show Red Dwarf): "It happened in the past period."
Lister: "Past period!? Rimmer, English speakers don't speak like that."

Adapted from Red Dwarf episode "Balance of Power"

by Grammar Trotskyist May 15, 2023

space period

when u use a space before a period to add character to a message. also applies to question marks and exclamation marks.

space period: what .

space question mark: wdym ?

space exclamation point: that’s certainly an outfit u wore !

by slay inc. October 3, 2022

Glow period

A period in your life where you're just so happy that you feel like you're glowing.

'Damn, I'm really having a glow period right now!'

by HottieWottieTitties January 17, 2023

Phantom Period

Phantom Periods are typically defined as period pain that comes and goes in a vague manner. You will find yourself on the toilet hunched over in pain, only to realize the pain isn't really THAT bad, or even worse, that there wasn't any pain in the first place. This type of pain cannot be conveyed properly in speech.

Me: I'm having a Phantom Period.
Period Normie: what's that?
Me: When you're on your period and it hurts but it also doesn't.
Period Normie: da fuk

by is It Stupid? A.) No B.)N January 15, 2022

Period in the pot water

When things are going bad in a gross way

I stepped in dog poop with bare feet. It was a real period in the pot water moment.

by I J Margulieth February 7, 2021

10 Answers, 90 Guesses, And 90 Questions Are A Exclamation, Period <Punctuaction {Full-Stop}>, And Question Mark

10 Answers, 90 Guesses, And 90 Questions Are A Exclamation, Period <Punctuaction {Full-Stop}>, And Question Mark

10 Answers, 90 Guesses, And 90 Questions Are A Exclamation, Period <Punctuaction {Full-Stop}>, And Question Mark

by TheSpartanicaOfAnyHellstromu3e March 25, 2025

period furniture

"Seat type" objects like chairs, couches, sofas, etc. with slick-surfaced non-absorbent upholstery that wipes clean easily. Favored by girls and younger women during "that time of the month".

While highly desirable, period furniture is often quite expensive, so washable slipcovers can be a more-economical alternative.

by QuacksO October 26, 2018