Slang acute infectious diarrhea, esp. when contracted by tourists visiting Mexico
Origin of Montezuma's revenge
jocular euphemism: after Montezuma (II)Montezuma's revenge
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Noun
(uncountable)
Origin
Named for the last Aztec ruler before the empire was conquered by the Spanish.
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