tweaker

tweaker

slang Someone who uses, abuses, or is addicted to methamphetamine. Some tweaker on the corner was shaking so bad that I nearly called an ambulance. I used to be a tweaker during college, but I gave that crap up once I graduated.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • meth
  • meth head
  • meth monster
  • speed freak
  • speedhead
  • drughead
  • (one's) knees are shaking
  • dispatch (someone or something) from (some place)
  • dispatch from
  • dispatch (someone or something) to (someone, something, or some place)
References in periodicals archive
With every first-class wicket, the Blues tweaker continues to embarrass Inverarity," he added.
Oz selectors called to swallow pride to play spinner O'Keefe in Delhi dead rubber
Mohali, Mar 15 ( ANI ): Left-handed tweaker Ravindra Jadeja and fast bowler Ishant Sharma took two wickets in a single over to spoil Australia's dazzling start on day two of the third Test match in Mohali against India.
Jadeja, Sharma's twin strikes leave Oz reeling on day two of Mohali Test
Indian team manager Arindam Ganguly disclosed that during Sunday's Asia Cup match, there were discussions over the bowling action of the deceptive tweaker who flummoxed Sachin Tendulkar.
India unhappy with Ajmal's action
But they both rate the chances of Ormskirk tweaker Simon Kerrigan earning full England honours soon.
Kegs 'next off the rank' ODDS & EVANS Tom Evans casts an eye on the world of sports betting Twitter: @TomEvansEcho
Sydney, Mar 8 ( ANI ): Former Test spinner Nathan Hauritz has warned dropped tweaker Nathan Lyon against making any technical changes in his bowling action, saying his own changes ruined him as an international bowler.
Hauritz warns 'beleaguered' Lyon against tinkering with bowling action
Railways, champions in 2002- 03 and 2004- 05, have therefore decided to go into the match with a pitch tailor- made for their captain, Murali Kartik, and his tweaker friends.
Railways bank on spin versus Assam
Explaining the demotion, coach Mickey Arthur felt elements of Lyon's bowling needed refinement, but the shunned tweaker hit back at suggestions he has some critical technical flaws.
'Scapegoat' Lyon hits back at Oz selectors for Test dumping
Either Sreesanth will be the third pacer or leg- spinner Amit Mishra will join off- spinner Harbhajan Singh as the second tweaker in the XI.
INDIA HOLD THE EDGE OVER LANKA
Berry was stumped by the decision to pick left-arm tweaker Xavier Doherty and all rounder Glenn Maxwell ahead of No.1 spinner Lyon in a Hyderabad Test Australia lost by an innings and 135 runs, News.com.au reports.
South Australian coach slams selectors for dropping No.1 spinner Lyon
Clarke, who is also a selector, must now restore Lyon's chutzpah or go back to square one with another tweaker in the post Warne era, the paper concluded.
Oz think-tank facing flak over selection muddle during India Test series
The tweaker (4-244) took a third of Australia's 12 wickets in the first Test, yet was axed for the spin alliance of Glenn Maxwell and Xavier Doherty, who yesterday leaked 140 runs from 36 wicketless overs," he added.
Oz media, former stars, blast selectors' 'high-risk selections, ill-conceived strategies'
Australia's decision to play left-arm tweaker Xavier Doherty and spinning all rounder Glen Maxwell backfired badly as the tourists could take only one wicket on day two as Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara scored big centuries in Hyderabad, News.com.au reports.
Dravid says Oz made 'tactical blunder' by dropping Lyon
Left-arm tweaker Xavier Doherty is a spin option, although Nathan Lyon (4-244) appears safe after claiming the big-name scalps of Indian triumvirate Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag in Chennai.
Oz think-tank scratching heads over replacing Starc with Johnson in Hyderabad Test
Next thing you know the cashiers are outside, backing the tweaker and threatening to kick us out.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE F#*K GOING ON! SPITFIRE NORTHWEST TRIPPIN'
He uses a Line 6 M16 module played through an Egnater Tweaker 40 amplifier.
MTS' Country Singer Selected for "Pittsburgh Idol" Competition at National Historic Landmark