词汇 | gippy tummy |
词源 | gippy tummy. The word gippy in this British euphemism for diarrhea is a corruption of Egyptian, and the complaint was probably so named by visitors to the Middle East, where the drinking water can be treacherous. See aztec two-step. |
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