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‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university (www.theguardian.com)
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Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigated

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[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Would certainly agree it is an interesting use of it. Although the mentioning of food poisoning meant that I assumed it was toilet bowl carnage.

Also I have an Oxford English Dictionary subscription through the library, and it looks like this term has been misused for a hundred years. In case someone is curious: