Montezuma's revenge


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Montezuma's revenge /ˌmɒntɪˈz(j)uːməz/
noun informal diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico.
– origin 1960s: from Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor.
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