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runs

  • /ɹʌnz/

Rhymes with -ʌnz

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Usually said to allude to the fact that an affected person is frequently running to get to a toilet immediately. Sometimes said to allude to the runniness (runny consistency) of the stool.

noun

  1. plural plural of run

noun

  1. often, plural, plural only, slang, with definite article Diarrhea/diarrhoea. He missed several days of school because he had the runs. They think it was a Norovirus infection.

    Similar: the shits, diarrh(o)ea

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of run

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: scarper, run away, turn tail, break away, track down, lean, move, lam, pass, carry, incline, unravel, discharge, ravel, die hard, extend

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noun diarrhea

Françaiscourante, chiasse
Italianodiarrea, sciolta, cagotto, cagarella

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"runs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/runs. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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runs. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/runs

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"runs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/runs.

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@misc{runs_2026,
  title = {runs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/runs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}