joe blakes

noun

The shakes; delirium tremens.

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Meanings

joe blakes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of joe blake
nounjoe blakes pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Joe Blakes (“the shakes”).

Joe Blakes2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Joe Blake
nounJoe Blakes pl (plural only)
  1. Australiapluralplural onlyslangThe shakes; delirium tremens.

    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.

    1998, Keith B. Saunders, Myall Road, page 91
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APA

joe blakes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joe%20blakes

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