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montezuma's revenge

Montezuma's revenge
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Definitions of montezuma's revenge words

  • noun montezuma's revenge traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Mexico. 1
  • noun montezuma's revenge an acute attack of infectious diarrhoea, esp when experienced by tourists in Mexico 0
  • noun montezuma's revenge acute infectious diarrhea, esp. when contracted by tourists visiting Mexico 0

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Origin of montezuma's revenge

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
1960-65, Americanism; in allusion to Montezuma II, who was killed by invading Europeans

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Parts of speech for Montezuma's revenge

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montezuma's revenge popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for montezuma's revenge

noun montezuma's revenge

  • aztec two-step — Montezuma's revenge
  • flux — a flowing or flow.
  • tourista — traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Latin America.
  • turistas — traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Latin America.
  • gi's — a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.

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