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Hi, everybody!
I just received the last newsletter and have found under NEW SLANG The runs
The description is :If someone has the runs, they have diarrhoea (diarrhea).
My question is, is it rude to say someone has the runs?

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Its considered more humourous than rude. It doesn't usually give rise to offence.
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It's a pretty standard euphemism. Certainly not regarded as a rudity.
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