What is Turps?
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any alchohol, beer, wine and spirits
i got on the turps last night
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Turps are the tattered bits at the bottom of trousers (especially long/baggy trousers) caused by being walked on. Turps tend to appear more on the trousers of Alteratives/Metallers due to common styles...
"I just tripped on my turps" or "someone kept standing on my turps all through the gig"
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