- gippy tummy
- diarrhoeaA corruption of Egyptian tummy, suffered by foreign visitors rather than the local inhabitants who have greater immunity to germs and bacteria in food and drink. Also as gyppy tummy and contracted elsewhere than in Egypt:She knew she was in for a further attack of 'Gyppy tummy'. (Manning, 1977)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.