Definition
Digestive illness or diarrhea, especially if suffered by a visitor to India.
Origins
From the diarrhea often experienced by foreign travellers to India; the city of Delhi was doubtless chosen for the rhyme with belly.
Also Said As
- Bali belly
See Also
- Montezuma's revenge
- traveller's diarrhoea
How People Actually Use It
noun: Diarrhea or dysentery contracted from eating Indian (i.e., from India) food. Also Karachi crouch.
"In Mexico it is known as a bout of Montezuma's revenge, in India a case of Delhi belly. But whatever it is called, it is common."
Source: Urban Dictionary