shakes
noun/ʃeɪks/
1
Slang Delirium tremens; typically due to alcohol withdrawal.
2
Colloquial A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction.
- [Recovering video game addicts] also have sleep disorders, the shakes and numbness in their hands. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/05/china_net_addicts/
- When researchers either stopped the diet or administered an opioid blocker, the rats showed signs common to drug withdrawal, such as teeth-chattering and the shakes. http://apu.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_sugarAddiction
3
Colloquial A fit of trembling or shivering.
- "I remember having the shakes sometimes and thinking 'why am I doing this?', and then remembering the vision. Very few of us were extroverts and happy to go on stage.2022 January 12, Adeline Ginn talks to Stefanie Foster, “A fantastic pool of female talent”, in RAIL, number 948, page 33:
- Derived terms
- wet dog shakes