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Montezuma's revenge slang.|mɒntɪˈzuːməz rɪˈvɛndʒ|
[f. the name of Montezuma II (1466–1520), Aztec ruler at the time of the Spanish conquest of Mexico + revenge n.]
Diarrhœa suffered by visitors to Mexico.
1962Western Folklore XXI. 28 The North American in Mexico has coined a number of names for the inevitable dysentery and diarrhea: ‘Mexican two-step’, ‘Mexican fox-trot’, ‘Mexican toothache’, and, less directly if more colorfully, ‘Montezuma's revenge’, the ‘Curse of Montezuma’ and the ‘Aztec hop’. 1969Daily Tel. 11 Apr. 28/5 Prevent gippy tummy. Also known as Delhi belly, Rangoon runs, Tokyo trots, Montezuma revenge. 1970New Scientist 8 Jan. 47/1 An intestinal attack known as gyppy tummy..in the Middle East;..Montezuma's revenge in Mexico. 1970Times 8 May 9/3 England's World Cup football squad suffered their first casualty in Mexico on Wednesday, when 20-year-old Brian Kidd was struck down by what is known as ‘Montezuma's Revenge’—a stomach complaint. |