backdoor trot
backdoor trot(s)
Diarrhea. "Backdoor" refers to the now-outdated practice of using an outhouse. Something I ate has given me a serious case of the backdoor trots, ugh. I have to avoid coffee altogether if I don't want to have the backdoor trots later in the day. Never drink tap water in this country, unless you want to end up with a savage case of the backdoor trots.
See also: backdoor
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backdoor trot
verbSee backdoor trots
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