tennessee quick step

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Meaning · English

Dysentery, as experienced by soldiers in the United States Civil War.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “tennessee quick step” mean?

Dysentery, as experienced by soldiers in the United States Civil War.

Is “tennessee quick step” formal or informal?

tennessee quick step is generally slang.