snozzle-wobbles
snozzle-wobbles
1. slang An acute attack of delirium resulting from withdrawal or abstinence from alcohol after excessive, prolonged use, especially in the case of alcoholism; known medically as delirium tremens (the "DTs"). I need a drink really badly, I'm getting the snozzle-wobbles like crazy. Some of the people who come to these meetings have the snozzle-wobbles so bad that they can barely sit in their chairs.
2. slang The effects of an especially bad hangover. You're going to get some awful snozzle-wobbles if you keep drinking that cheap vodka.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
snozzle-wobbles
(ˈsnɑzlæˈwɑblæz) n. a hangover; the delirium tremens. Freddy had the snozzle-wobbles this morning. He has no idea what caused it.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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- ork-orks
- rolling high
- fall off the wagon
- lay off the bottle
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- the rats
- hop the twig
- shell shock
- horrors