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an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.

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Also called summer diarrhea.

Origin of summer complaint

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby summer complaint

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How to use summer complaint in a sentence

I actually downloaded the app last summer and was embarrassed because none of my friends seemed to use it.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Pitchfork called him a “a rap-obsessed misfit from a summer camp who freestyles poorly” who is “ridiculous without knowing it.”
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Last summer, I spoke with first black supermodel Beverly Johnson about this for The Root.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Miller traces his irreverent and subversive streak to a psychedelic experience during the particularly sweltering summer of 1991.
DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
And this summer it seemed to her that she never would be able to take proper care of her nestful of children.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
The year before they had spent part of the summer with their grandmother Pontellier in Iberville.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Of course, most specimens are probably taken up in the summer when the handsome foliage attracts the eye.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

summer complaint

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