thirsties

English

Noun

thirsties

1. plural of thirsty
2. (plural only, rare, slang, with "the") Thirst (for something to drink, for drugs, to go somewhere, etc).

   I got the thirsties from eating too many potato chips

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

     Got the thirsties? Get the 20's.

   • 2004, Randy Mosher, Radical Brewing:

     I got the thirsties for some Oakie TruFerm.

   • 2012, Sharon Palmer, The Plant-Powered Diet:

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

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:thirsties.

Related terms

• the munchies

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Anagrams

• shirtiest