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runs

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English

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Etymology

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Usually said to allude to the fact that an affected person is frequently running to get to a toilet immediately. Sometimes said to allude tothe runniness (runny consistency) of the stool.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɹʌnz/
Audio(US): (file)
Rhymes:-ʌnz

Noun

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runs

plural ofrun

Noun

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runs pl (plural only)

(slang, often with "the")Diarrhea/diarrhoea.
Synonym:the shits
He missed several days of school because he hadthe runs. They think it was a Norovirus infection.
- 1991, Joseph A. Petak,Never Plan Tomorrow: The Saga of the Bataan Death March and Battle of Corregidor Survivors 1942-1945:
  We also had a bad case ofruns since we were not used to the rich meat.