British and Australian slang for a stomachache or gastrointestinal distress — that unpleasant churning, cramping, or burning feeling you get from bad food, cheap booze, or a nervous stomach. It can also describe the cheap, low-quality alcohol that causes such discomfort, sometimes called "gut-rot plonk." The phrase is evocative and relatable — everyone has experienced that specific misery, and "gut rot" captures it more vividly than any medical term. It's the word you use when your stomach is punishing you for your choices.
That dodgy takeaway gave me proper gut rot all night — I barely slept.
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(slang) A stomachache.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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