Delhi belly
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Delhi belly
1960–65; after Delhi, India
Example Sentences
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They began the season with what looked like a bad case of Delhi belly, troubles at both ends.
From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2012
The Games passed without major incident beyond the standard outbreak of Delhi belly.
From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2010
First there were pieces of ceiling plaster falling into the pool, now the water is being blamed for Delhi belly.
From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2010
Finally he took a wartime lend-lease mission to India, from which he shortly returned with Delhi belly and another manuscript which "can never be published," he says, "as long as Winston Churchill is still alive."
From Time Magazine Archive
For days correspondents sat in the sweltering Imperial Hotel drinking chota pegs* or nursing the local form of dysentery called Delhi belly, laying bets on Sir Stafford's efforts as though they were a horse race.
From Time Magazine Archive
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