Haitian happiness
n.— «Haitian Hapiness—(verb) Abnormally frequent and abnormally fluid evacuation of the bowels.» —“Haitian Hapiness Defined and Explained” Livesay Haiti WebLog (La Digue, Haiti) May 12, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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