AtlasIndiaDelhiOne word pinned hereDelhi28.6667°N 77.2167°E · Q1353One English word in this atlas traces back to Delhi. It sits in India.ShareAll of India Pinned hereDelhi bellynoun · 1940sWell attestedThe city was chosen for the rhyme, not for the bacteria.Green's Dictionary of Slang records the phrase from 1944, among British and American servicemen stationed in India during the Second World War. Nothing about Delhi makes it a worse offender than other Indian cities; belly simply needed a rhyme. The same formula gave Bali belly, and Mexico got Montezuma's revenge instead.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsjodhpursJodhpur, India490 kmcashmereKashmir, People's Republic of China659 kmindigoIndia, India872 kmIndia inkIndia, India872 km