the trots


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Noun1.the trots - obscene terms for diarrhea
the shits
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels - frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
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Naseby appeared, with stooping shoulders and a heavy, bilious countenance, languidly rising to the trot. Esther recognised him at once; she had often seen him before, though with her huge indifference for all that lay outside the circle of her love, she had never so much as wondered who he was; but now she recognised him, and found him ten years older, leaden and springless, and stamped by an abiding sorrow.
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We live in the village and we've had the trots in our village for a lot of years!" The pantomime had its official launch at the Royal yesterday, and it marks a return for Jack.
Panto is set to be bigger than ever
An insider described it as "the trots coming to Shotts" and added that even lawyers coming to visit clients have been told to stay away from the Lanarkshire prison.
Bug-ridden prisoners on the runs

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