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noun pl., euphemistic

Diarrhoea. (1962 —) .
B. Malamud Sam Clemence, a witness from Harlem U.S.A., despite a bad case of the runs , stands up for his friend Willie (1971).

[From the notion of having to run to the lavatory.]


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