Diarrhoea
61flying handicap — diarrhoea The phrase puns on the celerity needed, the disability, and a typical name for a horse race …
62gippy tummy — diarrhoea A corruption of Egyptian tummy, suffered by foreign visitors rather than the local inhabitants who have greater immunity to germs and bacteria in food and drink. Also as gyppy tummy and contracted elsewhere than in Egypt: She… …
63Jimmy Brits — diarrhoea Again rhyming slang and not shortened to Jimmy. Occasionally as Edgar Brits …
64Montezuma's revenge — diarrhoea Usually, but not necessarily, contracted in Mexico by visitors from the United States: You get Montezuma s revenge when you ve been off on holiday somewhere. (BBC Television, 18 November 1996) Montezuma II was the Aztec… …
65(a) runny tummy — diarrhoea Referring to the looseness of the stool rather than running to a lavatory. Also as the runs: ... don t eat any of those gaddam grapes... they ll give you the runs. (Price, 1978) …
66Spanish tummy — diarrhoea The British holidaymaker s equivalent of the American touristas …
67(the) trots — diarrhoea The need is too immediate for walking: I d already got the trots. They re supposed to cement you up. (P. Scott, 1975, describing pills) A sufferer is said to be on the trot …
68the squits — diarrhoea. → squit …
69diarrhoeal — diarrhoea (US diarrhea) ► NOUN ▪ a condition in which faeces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form. DERIVATIVES diarrhoeal adjective diarrhoeic adjective. ORIGIN Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein «flow through» …
70diarrhoeic — diarrhoea (US diarrhea) ► NOUN ▪ a condition in which faeces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form. DERIVATIVES diarrhoeal adjective diarrhoeic adjective. ORIGIN Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein «flow through» …