ork-orks

ork-orks

dated slang A case of delirium tremens, a condition resulting from withdrawal or abstinence from alcohol after excessive, prolonged use, especially in the case of alcoholism. I need a drink really badly, I'm getting the ork-orks like crazy. You're going to have to deal with the ork-orks eventually if you ever hope to beat your drinking problem.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ork-orks

(ˈorkorks)
n. the delirium tremens. Whenever he gets the ork-orks, he gets himself arrested and put in jail where he can sober up.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • snozzle-wobbles
  • wobble
  • the rats
  • horrors
  • pink elephants
  • rolling high
  • fall off the wagon
  • lay off the bottle
  • hop the twig
  • shell shock