Montezuma's revenge
noun
Mon·te·zu·ma's revenge ˌmän-tə-ˈzü-məz- 
: traveler's diarrhea especially when contracted in Mexico
Synonyms
- Delhi belly
- diarrhea
- flux
- runs
- trots
- turista
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Example Sentences
the one person in the tour group who didn't drink the water was spared Montezuma's revenge
Word History
Etymology
Montezuma II
First Known Use
1960, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
Montezuma's revenge
noun
Mon·te·zu·ma's re·venge ˌmänt-ə-ˈzü-məz-ri-ˈvenj
: diarrhea contracted in Mexico especially by tourists
Montezuma's revenge
noun
as in diarrhea
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools the one person in the tour group who didn't drink the water was spared Montezuma's revenge Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- diarrhea
- runs
- Delhi belly
- trots
- turista
- dysentery
- flux
- shigellosis
- scour(s)