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Definition

Digestive illness or diarrhea, especially if suffered by a visitor to India.

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Origins

From the diarrhea often experienced by foreign travellers to India; the city of Delhi was doubtless chosen for the rhyme with belly.

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Also Said As

  • Bali belly
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See Also

  • Montezuma's revenge
  • traveller's diarrhoea
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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