thirsties

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noun

Thirst (for something to drink, for drugs, to go somewhere, etc).

“I got the thirsties from eating too many potato chips”

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of thirsty
  2. pluralplural onlyrareslangwith definite articleThirst (for something to drink, for drugs, to go somewhere, etc).

    I got the thirsties from eating too many potato chips

    4 more examples

    Got the thirsties? Get the 20's.

    1987, Marketing & Media Decisions - Volume 22, Issues 5-8, page 140

    I got the thirsties for some Oakie TruFerm.

    2004, Randy Mosher, Radical Brewing

    You may remember the days when a case of the thirsties sent you to the water faucet for a glass of water.

    2012, Sharon Palmer, The Plant-Powered Diet

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:thirsties.

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Chicago

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