"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.
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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