Aztec two-step

noun

1. Slang. traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Mexico.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aztec two-step¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Ads showed on a screen: Aztec Two-Step plays the Simon & Garfunkel songbook; the Weight, a Band tribute band, featuring members of the Band.

From The New Yorker

There are Mott the Hoople, Sly and the Family Stone, Aztec Two-Step, Five Pound Smile, Weather Report, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Rasputin's Stash, Highway Robbery—old groups, new groups, weird groups, funny groups, groups never heard of before, groups never to be heard of again.

From Time Magazine Archive

South of the border, it is turista or "the Aztec two-step."

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, though Mexicans stoutly insist that their country is not so bad as others to the south, Mexico City's local government took a major step toward eliminating what is variously known as turista, the Aztec two-step, and Montezuma's revenge.

From Time Magazine Archive