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Montezuma's revenge

[mon-tuh-zoo-muhz ri-venj] / ˌmɒn təˈzu məz rɪˈvɛndʒ /


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The social media blowback exploded like a digital Montezuma’s revenge.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

And if they don’t invite the Aztecs after all this, well, beware of Montezuma’s revenge.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

South of the border, Montezuma’s revenge is the least of Anna’s problems.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2016

By the time I reached the grubby, romantic surf town of Sayulita, I was beset by Montezuma’s revenge.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 23, 2015

Pierce’s brigade was present for the climactic battle of Chapultepec, but Pierce himself was conspicuously absent, suffering terribly from Montezuma’s revenge in the sick ward. 

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2012


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