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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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, uncountable) Digestive illness or diarrhea, especially if suffered by a visitor to India.

Relateds

traveller's diarrhoea · Montezuma's revenge

Synonyms

Bali belly