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Definition of gippy tummy in English: gippy tummy(also gyppy tummy) nounˈdʒɪpi mass nounBritish informal Diarrhoea affecting visitors to hot countries. Example sentencesExamples - Symptoms are similar to gippy tummy but the condition persists and can cause serious damage.
- He was usually the team member to suffer least from gippy tummy when on Himalayan expeditions.
- I still have a gyppy tummy so have been going easy on the food.
- Unaccustomed food, different water, too much sun, too much alcohol and quite frequently too much of everything else, including stress, leads to gyppy tummy.
- We were all suffering from ‘gyppy tummy’, which is not pleasant at the best of times.
Origin 1940s: gippy, abbreviation of Egyptian. |