Delhi belly en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /dɛli bɛli/
Etymology
From the diarrhea often experienced by foreign travellers to India; the city of Delhi was doubtless chosen for the rhyme with belly.
Meanings
- (idiomatic, informal, uncountable) Digestive illness or diarrhea, especially if suffered by a visitor to India.
Relateds
traveller's diarrhoea · Montezuma's revenge