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Montezuma's revenge

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Montezuma's revenge

 
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–noun Slang.
traveler's diarrhea, esp. as experienced by some visitors to Mexico.
Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; in allusion to Montezuma II, who was killed by invading Europeans
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Montezuma's revenge [mɑntəˈzuməz rɪˈvɛndʒ]

  1. n.
    diarrhea; tourist diarrhea. (Refers to tourists in Mexico.) : I had a little touch of Montezuma's revenge the second day, but other than that we had a wonderful time.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

Montezuma''s revenge 
"severe intestinal infection," such as often suffered by non-natives in Mexico, 1962, in ref. to Montezuma II (1466-1520), Aztec ruler at the time fo the Sp. conquest of Mexico.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Mon·te·zu·ma's re·venge
Pronunciation: "mänt-&-'zü-m&z-ri-'venj
Function: noun
: diarrheacontracted in Mexico especially by tourists
Montezuma II (1466–1520), Aztec emperor of Mexico. Montezuma was emperor of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish conquest. Montezumatried to appease the Spanish but failed and was captured by them and deposed. During the ensuing Aztec revolt he was either killed by his own people or murdered by the Spanish. For the injustice doneto him, he continues to wreak vengeance against the latter-day hordes of invading tourists.
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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