Aztec two-step

noun

Slang. traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Mexico.

Origin:
1950–55

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Aztec two-step definition

n.
diarrhea, specifically that contracted in Mexico or South America by tourists; Montezuma's revenge. : I was there for only two days before I was struck down with the Aztec two-step.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Aztec two-step is always a great word to know.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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