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meths

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛθs

1

noun

Meaning 1

methylated spirits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, informal, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

plural of meth

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Geordie, form-of, plural

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History

Etymology

Clipping of methylated spirit.

From meths or methylated spirits, as stereotypically drunk by tramps.