garsping

To be so consumed by thirst for an alcoholic beverage that one is showing a biological response to quench said thirst, much as one might be gasping when short of breath.

Mathew was absolutely garsping for a pint on his arrival in Dublin.

by garspingman April 24, 2015

Grasping at straws

Doing and trying anything to resolve a dangerous / bad situation

"I don't know what to do, I'm grasping at straws!"

by America Lover 🇺🇸 November 17, 2018

grasping at straws

When you're on the spot and you're looking to say some concrete shit but you have nothing to say.

Donald Rumsfeld explained to the committee where the WMD's were, but he was clearly grasping at straws.

by Shigity Bap May 16, 2005

Grasping at Straws

Making wild and often times unbelievable assumptions or using far fetched ideas and possibilities to reach the desired conclusion.

The police were trying to make a conviction, but they were just grasping at straws.

by Gramarye June 16, 2008

gasping

British slang for experiencing nicotine withdrawal. American equivalent is "having a nicfit."

I had to work all day today without a fag break. By the time they let me out I was gasping.

by BobR September 3, 2010

gursping

The act of drinking a bottle of piss left on the side of a road by a driver who needed to use the toilet, usually a trucker.

Hey Tom, wanna play RL tonight?

"Nah I cant man, I'm going gursping up the A34"

by skepok May 14, 2023

Grasping

When someone doesn't truly understand or comprehend something and is making a large assumption about said subject

I think he's grasping Jack

by rbi_guy44 June 5, 2019