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DT¹

noun DTs · DT. · Dt. · Dt · D/T

  1. Canadian, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of defensive tackle
  2. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of (police) detective She told him, "Get off it," and a bunch of other more shit / Getting money, DTs be getting no new leads
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of design and technology
  4. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of dethermalizer
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of digital television

    Similar: DTV

  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of device tree
  7. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of delirium tremens She knew, because she had held him, that he suffered DT's. Behind the initials was a metaphor, a delirium tremens, a trembling unfurrowing of the mind's ploughshare.
  8. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of diphtheria and tetanus (a type of combination vaccine).
  9. abbreviation, countable, slang, uncountable Abbreviation of detention If a child is dangerous, likely to run or if his parents cannot be found, he is placed in detention, often called DT. Detention officers may then release the child from detention as soon as his parents are contacted, or they may keep the child in DT until the next court day, when a detention hearing
  10. abbreviation, countable, slang, uncountable Abbreviation of drug test
  11. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of deep-throating

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Daily Telegraph

Dt²

noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of DT (“detective”).

dt³

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of detective

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@misc{dt_2026,
  title = {dt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}