the squirts

the squirts

vulgar slang Diarrhea. Never drink tap water in this country, unless you want to end up with a savage case of the squirts.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

squirt

1. n. a small person; a young child, especially a young boy. (Also a term of address.) Hey, squirt, come over here.
2. n. beer or champagne. How about a nice bubbly glass of squirt?

the squirts

n. a case of diarrhea. He’s got the squirts and can’t go out.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • the scoots
  • take a squirt
  • be in the drink
  • corporation pop
  • council
  • council pop
  • on tap
  • a stiff drink
  • wrap it before you tap it
References in classic literature
The fusillade below stopped short, as I had foreseen it would when the squirts got empty.
Heart of Darkness
While neither of the squirts towards PC Cowell landed directly on him, the court heard he felt soreness to his face and eyes, some of the bleach having sprayed on him.
Hoax 999 PAIR sprayed police; Women squirted bleach at officer