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Delhi belly
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English
Etymology
From the diarrhea often experienced by foreign travellers to India; the city of Delhi was doubtless chosen for the rhyme with en belly.
Pronunciation
en /dɛli bɛli/
en en-au-Delhi belly.ogg AU
Noun
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en idiomatic informal Digestive illness or diarrhea, especially if suffered by a visitor to India.
en Bali belly
See also
en Montezuma's revenge traveller's diarrhoea
en rhyming compounds terms derived from toponyms