Saddam’s revenge
n.— «Though Mr. Ross’s life was never imperiled during his tour, he managed to contract a particularly nasty strain of dysentery, which American soldiers call Saddam’s Revenge.» —“With ‘Patriot Act,’ Jeffrey Ross Follows in Bob Hope’s Shoes” by David Itzkoff New York Times May 26, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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