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French fits

French fits noun: delirium tremens.

Noun

French fits pl (plural only)

  1. (US, plural, plural-only, slang) Delirium tremens.
    • ‘We've got a file on what we call the barred window boys, Doctor. Places where you can't jump out of when the French fits take over.’1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 144
    • ‘I was having the French fits coming out of it.’1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 1949, page 148

Questions about French fits

What does French fits mean?
French fits means delirium tremens.
What part of speech is French fits?
French fits is a noun.

Words near French fits in the dictionary

  1. French fakes
  2. French filet bean
  3. French filet beans
  4. French fist
  5. French fists
  6. French fits
  7. French flap
  8. French flaps
  9. French Flemish
  10. French franc
  11. French francs

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