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Montezuma's revenge
noun Slang.
traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Mexico.
Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; in allusion to Montezuma II, who was killed by invading Europeans
1960–65, Americanism; in allusion to Montezuma II, who was killed by invading Europeans
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Montezuma's revenge
"severe intestinal infection," such as often suffered by non-natives in Mexico, 1962, in reference to Montezuma II (1466-1520), Aztec ruler at the time of the Sp. conquest of Mexico.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Montezuma's revenge definition[mɑntəˈzuməz rɪˈvɛndʒ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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