the runs
plural noun
informal
: an illness that causes a person to pass waste from the body very frequently and in liquid rather than solid form : diarrhea
a bad case of the runs
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“The runs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20runs. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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