Dts

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of DT form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Delirium tremens. plural, plural-only, slang

    "I've had enough, mate. A bloody man is starting to get the Joe Blakes and the dry retches and if a man keeps this up I'm sure to finish in the rat house with the DTs at this rate."

  3. 3
    acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Draft Technical Specification (usage from ISO) abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
delirium tremensdelirium tremens

Example

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"I've had enough, mate. A bloody man is starting to get the Joe Blakes and the dry retches and if a man keeps this up I'm sure to finish in the rat house with the DTs at this rate."

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delirium tremens

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