Menopausal

By | 11 May 2026

menopausal /ˈmɑːstəf(ʊ)l/ adj 1. No longer knowing / anyone at the Oscars / or even caring (archaic) 2. Your daughter doesn’t / yet know she’s beautiful and / it makes you jealous (vulgar) 3. Fairytales are not / the same; spinsters, stepmothers / and witches are you (obsolete) 4. Your pharmacist, boss, / accountant, HR person / are fourteen year olds (accusative) 5. Hot flush and temper, / rage [of unkn. orig.] / see misogyny (pejorative) 6. Feeling the ache of / the paperbark, yet also / its fallen layers (perfect)

 


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