Squits

Q: What is a synonym for "squits"?

Common synonyms include: diarrhea, huckleberry two steps, runs, squirts, the huckleberry two-steps, the runs.

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
plural of squit form-of, plural
2
diarrhoea. British, colloquial, plural, plural-only
"‘Caroline Graham said you couldn’t make it back upstairs. She laid it on as thick as anything for Gibson―said you’d been taken by surprise by something. Now word’s gone round you’ve got the squits.’"

Synonyms

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diarrhea huckleberry two steps runs squirts the huckleberry two-steps the runs

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"‘Caroline Graham said you couldn’t make it back upstairs. She laid it on as thick as anything for Gibson―said you’d been taken by surprise by something. Now word’s gone round you’ve got the squits.’"

Etymology

Likely a portmanteau of squirt and shit.

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