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the squirts

the squirts noun: diarrhea.

Noun

the squirts pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Diarrhea.
    • "Mr. Alan was kind of hyper afterwards," Wayne said. "First thing was, he got the squirts." "The squirts?" Wayne clamped his fingers around his nose. "Got to stinking up the bathroom. Sprayed some air freshner in there, but it didn't help much."2007 July 10, Steve Yarbrough, “Section 40”, in The End of California, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 259
    • “Can we-- Can we get goin' with this, though? 'Cause those supplements are givin' me the squirts like you would not believe.” “Oh, man, I would kill for your bowel movements right now. I am so blocked up.”2008 October 30, Scott Marder & Rob Rosell, “Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack” (14:51 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 4, episode 10, spoken by Deandra Reynolds (Kaitlin...
    Synonyms:
    the runs, the shits, the squits, the trots

Examples of the squirts in a sentence

  • And I mean coffee gives me the squirts.” “Oh, I know it does.2018 September 30, Doc Hammer, “The Forecast Manufacturer” (13:45 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season 7, episode 9, spoken by...
  • "Stomach cramps and I have the squirts." he lied.2022 January 22, W.R. Benton, The Hangin' Judge, Loose Cannon:

Synonyms of the squirts

Questions about the squirts

What does the squirts mean?
The squirts means diarrhea.
How do you use the squirts in a sentence?
And I mean coffee gives me the squirts.” “Oh, I know it does.
What part of speech is the squirts?
The squirts is a noun.

Words near the squirts in the dictionary

  1. the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
  2. the spirit moves someone
  3. the spoils belong to the victor
  4. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
  5. the squeaky wheel gets the oil
  6. the squirts
  7. the sticks
  8. The Storm
  9. the story goes
  10. the straw that broke the camel's back
  11. the Street

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