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turps

English

Etymology

Clipping of turpentine + -s (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /t?ps/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t??ps/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)ps

Noun

turps (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Turpentine or turpentine substitute.
  2. (slang, Australia, New Zealand) Any alcoholic drink.

Derived terms

  • on the turps

See also

  • Wikipedia article on turpentine
  • Wikipedia article on turpentine substitute

Anagrams

  • Prust, spurt

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tups

English

Noun

tups

  1. plural of tup

Anagrams

  • PUTs, puts, sput, supt.

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish tofs or Estonian Swedish t?ps.

Noun

tups (genitive tupsu, partitive tupsu)

  1. tuft, tassel
  2. (colloquial, slang) snus

Declension

Usage notes

In the meaning of "snus", this word can also decline with -i instead of -u, as in tups-tupsi-tupsi.

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