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Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world.
I think it would be fun to constitute a list of all words and phrases to describe withdrawal, foreign expressions ideally provided with literal translation.
Let's make a start; f.y.i.: I live in England. Withdrawal Cluck Cold Turkey (or simply Turkey) Rattle And someone undergoing one of the above is said to be : Sick Junk-sick Climbing the walls Kicking the habit I am sure there are a lot of really good descriptive phrases out there. Please enlighten us! |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
german:
affe - monkey affig sein - to be apish einen affen haben - to have a monkey einen affen schieben krank sein - ill or sick klappern - to chatter zappeln krachen Tuk / Tukk / Tuc (pronounced like took in english) The shake is also called shake here. abkicken - kicking the habit Last edited by Freak_; 29-10-2008 at 23:37. |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
And just 'rattlin' and 'cluckin'
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
Dopesick is the main one 'round here.
And "Jimmy Legs" for the leg shit. |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
Don't forget 'hanging out'!
'I'm hanging out man' or 'he's hanging out' are used in and around London anyway. Dunno if they originated here or whether they get used much elsewhere? Always sounded American to me? peace and love UKBlaza UKBlaza added 2 Minutes and 16 Seconds later... 'He's doing the funky chicken' was getting used for a while too! Last edited by UKBlaza; 30-10-2008 at 00:48. Reason: Automerged Doublepost |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
Ill-ing out is one description around here
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
Geeked out
tweaked fried chicken Gappa added 2 Minutes and 6 Seconds later... hurtin 4 certain lol Gappa added 0 Minutes and 56 Seconds later... gonzoed Gappa added 480 Minutes and 59 Seconds later... Swim is from Washington DC they have some very strange almost coded words deep in the heart of the city in the "score zones" Last edited by Gappa; 07-11-2008 at 13:26. Reason: Automerged Doublepost |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
In the uk "White knuckling it" is used differently in NA or AA meaning, even after a long period of abstinence, staying clean without adhering to any spiritual principals, i.e. essentially living like one used to but without the drugs or alcohol, being dishonest, manipulative etc. The theory being it is likely to be followed by a relapse or a return to the "programme". Hmmm......
Last edited by Dickon; 11-11-2008 at 15:01. Reason: manual spell check |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
In philly its usually just sick,dope sick least thats what swim says. swim also said people will call it the kick right when WD starts to subside.
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
'Roasting' is used in London. Or 'Bang in it' which translates as being right into something, in this case w/ds. 'It' being the w/ds. Or 'Bang in trouble' Or 'Bang in egg bacon and bubble' [Rhymes with trouble]. Or just plain 'in it'. 'Riding the bike' for when you're fidgeting in bed.
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
to my knowledge french isn't that imaginative
"manque" ("lack of", "shortage", "need" , but also "missing", "to miss", same word that is used when you "miss someone" ) is very common for withdrawal symptoms, as in "etat de manque" ( state of...) "etre en manque" (to be in....) , "le manque", symptomes/ syndrome de sevrage. "sevrage" ( weaning, also the scientific / medical term) , "desintox'", "desintoxication", "decrocher" ( unhook) "arreter" ( stop, quit) "decamer" ( un-dope, old...) for kicking. "etre clean", "avoir decroché" "cold turkey" is also used. Last edited by Benga; 02-12-2008 at 11:13. |
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rattling...'crawlin the floor'...'chewin' the curtains'/'carpet'...'shuck n jivin'..'coughing up fire','spinning'...'dribblin'.. roasting..'in bits'...'inside out',or 'upside down'...'nipping'.... SWIM thinks that 'jonesing' refers to the old time use of jones or mr jones as ones monkey or mythical companion in addiction ie 'my jones is hurtin right now',or 'mr jones is awake and needs to go get'... |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
The most irritating one I've heard is 'on E', like, your car's fuel gauge is on E (empty).
This is usually for when one's feeling dopesick in the morning & just hasn't gotten one's first hit of the day yet. ~Kailey |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
how about clucking one's absolute fucking nut's off!!!
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
One swim used to always hear was "kicking"
Sometimes when Swim was sick a friend would say "you look terrible, are you kicking?" |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
The one Sparkles used the most was "hanging." If she was sick she'd be "hanging out for a hit." A mate of hers, when ever he was sick and someone asked what was wrong, he used to say "real timing."
Sparkles.
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
"real timing" never heard that before. That's a good one!
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
funny, in my dogs country they have their own language yet they dont have a word for sick so they just call it sick, "qijed sick = he's sick" (dopesick)
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
Swim heard a strange one although this is usually used as a derogatory term for some one having a seizure........."Doing the Kiver"
Idea being that a kiver is slang for a small bait fish and if you took the fish out of water it would just flop and shake about on the ground. So someone going through withdrawal would be lying in bed or on the floor shaking and flopping around or "doing the kiver"..................go figure? |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
yeah south london slang is usually 'bang in it' 'going ill' ' 'cluckin for a fix blud' same as dickon's really
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
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'Wide Awake' is a Manchester term I heard for downer withdrawal. 'Crashing' is stimulant withdrawal. The funniest one I ever heard was 'without a carrier-wave' for hippies sans DMT who were missing talking to the 'Elf People'. Pretty pretentious but I know what they mean. That wierd middle-C sine-wave drone that DMT produces is commonly called a 'carrier-wave' but with the stuff costing over £150 per gram for the good stuff (and being as rare has hens teeth), just who can get SO into DMT that they miss it THAT MUCH? (Well, SWIM made 40g and caned the lot, so I guess SWIM knows). |
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Re: Cold Turkey: A compendium of synonyms for opiate-withdrawal from around the world
for the most part, even non opiate users call it dope sick, then there's feigning, jonesing, etc. Phrases like cold turkey normally involve someone trying to quit all the sudden. Wow, Philly ain't that creative...
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