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Shits vs Diarrhea - What's the difference?

shits | diarrhea |

Diarrhea is a synonym of shits.



As nouns the difference between shits and diarrhea

is that shits is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals while diarrhea is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.

As a verb shits

is third-person singular of shit.

shits

English

Noun

(shits)
  • English plurals
  • (vulgar, slang) ("the shits ") diarrhea (diarrhoea).

    • Derived terms

    * give someone the shits

    See also

    * shits-and-giggles

    Verb

    (head)
  • (shit)

    • diarrhea

    English

    (wikipedia diarrhea)

    Alternative forms

    * diarrhoea (British) *

    Noun

  • (chiefly, North America) A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
  • The watery excrement that comes from said bowel movements.

    • Synonyms

    * (medical condition) the runs, the shits, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK), the skitters (Scottish) (all slang) * See also

    Hyponyms

    * Montezuma's revenge (informal) * Pharao's revenge (informal)

    Related terms

    * * * * *

    See also

    * constipation