terps

terps

1. slang A colloquial shortening of "turpentine." We'll need to use terps to get the paint off these brushes. He suffered severe brain damage from huffing terps in his garage.
2. slang A shortening of "terpenes" or "terpenoids," aromatic plant extracts. We use only all-natural terps as aroma enhancers in our products.

turps

slang A colloquial shortening of "turpentine." We'll need to use turps to get the paint off these brushes. He suffered severe brain damage from huffing turps in his garage.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

turps

and terps (tɚps)
n. liquor. (From turpentine.) Don’t forget to stop at the comfort station and get the turps.

terps

verb
See turps
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • turps
  • 'sall good
  • mesc
  • coon eye(s)
  • beat one's brains (out), to
  • gotcha
  • playa
  • Nome sane?
  • Nome sayin'?
References in periodicals archive
It's all about the players, it's all about the coaches, it's all about my Terps."
Lawyer gets benched by UM football team
The Terp Budget Course was developed to support the school's long-standing mission.
University of Maryland Partners with iGrad for Financial Literacy Education
This piece needs more information about the situation with Iraqi "terps," and I hope that others who know more will share their knowledge.
Shame--on both sides of the Atlantic: leave none behind!
Terps, from Peterhead, had been at a friend's home earlier that evening.
Choccies put driver over limit; Road ban over liqueurs
Associated electronics can be further from a Terps sensor, which permits operation in higher temperature environments.
Silicon stability
The Monitor quoted one interpreter called "Bob, a musician from the Kurdish city of Dahook", as saying: "In the beginning it was so difficult to get a job as a terp. Now, many terps don't know English and they get a job.
IRAQ - Role Of Iraqi Interpreters
Baltimore TV station WJZ ([c] 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc.) web site for March 30, 2006 included two such references in headlines US/Eastern: "Lady Terps Head To Boston For Final Four." And "It's Lady Terps fever in College Park before the Final 4" (head for a video clip).
Women, sport and media, re dux
TERPS is an acronym for Terminal Instrument Procedures.
Who draws the lines?
The Ducks defeated the Terps 281.935-277.885 Saturday night at Baylor University's Ferrell Center to win their second straight National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association championship.
Ducks repeat their NCATA title feat
MVA assessment is part of TERPS and provides at least 1000 feet of obstacle clearance.
Diverse vector areas
The difference between the Ducks and the Terps was little more than one point - 288.96 to 287.86.
Ducks, Terps eye another showdown
Although you won't see that term in the Pilot/Controller Glossary, the term diverse departure is defined in the TERPS as "A departure without restrictions to the route of flight."
Departures revisited: all departure procedures, regardless of type, help us safely depart an airport on our way to the safety of the enroute structure. but, there are limitations you should know
In only its second season as a sport, the Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team is the national champion, defeating the Terps 283.481-283.352 Saturday night in the inaugural National Collegiate Acrobatic and Tumbling Association's championship meet in front of 1,021 at Matthew Knight Arena.
Ducks have just enough for title
A little loose rounding gives us our standard three degrees (which is actually closer to 19:1, but TERPS uses 20:1).
Arctan(height/base)=angle
1-seeded Ducks (7-1) into tonight's championship meet against the second-seeded Terps (9-0), who beat Quinnipiac 280.512-271.583 on Friday.
Ducks win to set up 1 vs. 2 title matchup