the DTsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌdiːˈtiːz/us/ˌdiːˈtiːz/informalabbreviation for delirium tremens: a physical condition, caused by drinking too much alcohol over a long period, in which you shake without being able to stop and see imaginary things:
He got a bad case of the DTs.
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