Also means
diarrhea (colloquial)
Usage Note
Colique in medical French means colic — acute abdominal cramping — and is often used in the plural for repeated spasms, as in coliques du nourrisson (infant colic). In informal speech it can mean diarrhea, and the expression casse-pieds comme la colique (as annoying as colic) is a colourful way to describe an irritating person.
Examples
"Le bébé a des coliques depuis hier soir."
Natural Translation
The baby has had colic since last night.

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