squits

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noun

diarrhoea.

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Meanings

squits1

noun
  1. pluralplural of squit

squits2

nounthe squits
  1. UKcolloquialpluralplural onlydiarrhoea.

    ‘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.’

    2006, Sarah Waters, The Night Watch, Virago Press, page 290

    Synonyms: the runs, the shits, the squirts, the trots, the huckleberry two-steps

Synonyms & antonyms

noundiarrhoea.

Similar
the runsthe shitsthe squirtsthe trotsthe huckleberry two-steps
Also see
diarrhea

Origin

Likely a portmanteau of squirt and shit.

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Translations

Bulgarian диария
  • диария (diarija)colloquial: diarrhea
Dutch buikloop, diarree
  • buikloopcolloquial: diarrhea
  • diarreecolloquial: diarrhea
Italian sciolta, diarrea
  • scioltacolloquial: diarrhea
  • diarreacolloquial: diarrhea
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APA

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MLA

“squits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squits. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squits,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squits.

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