Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
do the rattle
English answer:
to experience (heroin) withdrawal symptoms
Added to glossary by
Ekaterina Ryabtseva
Mar 11, 2005 21:36
19 yrs ago
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English term
Russian Federation
subtitling, transcreation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Spanish to Russian
do the rattle
English
Art/Literary
Slang
M's breathing was slower than ever and her face was covered in sweat; but it was warm sweat, not the clamminess that came from doing the rattle. M. had already tried that twice since they'd known each other.
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| 4 +4 | to experience (heroin) withdrawal symptoms |
Ian M-H (X)
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| 5 | rockig back and for / shaking forwards and backwards |
TranslateNow (X)
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| 4 | (make short successive sounds) Read below please |
Chutzpahtic (X)
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| 4 | acting and moving frantically |
Chiara De Rosso
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| 3 -2 | Sorry, this is all I could find in the urban dictionary...below |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Change log
Apr 22, 2005 09:33: Ian M-H (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Slang"
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English term (edited):
to rattle
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to experience (heroin) withdrawal symptoms
Chiara and TranslateNow have picked up on the context - withdrawal from heroin - but I feel their suggested answers don't quite answer your question.
The whole set of symptoms experienced by people on withdrawal is often described as "rattling", at least in British English. Used more precisely, it refers to 'rattling' breathing (caused by fluid in the lungs) and other symtopms similar in some ways to a *very* bad case of influenza.
("Smack" is heroin, by the way.)
The whole set of symptoms experienced by people on withdrawal is often described as "rattling", at least in British English. Used more precisely, it refers to 'rattling' breathing (caused by fluid in the lungs) and other symtopms similar in some ways to a *very* bad case of influenza.
("Smack" is heroin, by the way.)
Peer comment(s):
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Charlie Bavington
: Strictly speaking, I think (!) to "do the rattle" is to come off smack, but it comes from the symptoms, so this is close. See http://www.heroin-detox.com/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=...
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| agree |
Gayle Wallimann
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| agree |
JeffFish (X)
: yes, she tried to quit taking heroin (smack) twice, then went back as soon as she had the chance.
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| agree |
tappi_k
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ian, thank you for the very sufficient answer!
Special thanks to TranslateNow, I wish I could grade his/her answer along with Ian's one."
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(make short successive sounds) Read below please
See Webster's Definition for Rattle:
Noun
1. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle".
2. A baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken.
3. Loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail.
Verb
1. ***Make short successive sounds***. (I reckon this is what you're looking for).
2. Shake and cause to make a rattling noise.
Noun
1. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle".
2. A baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken.
3. Loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail.
Verb
1. ***Make short successive sounds***. (I reckon this is what you're looking for).
2. Shake and cause to make a rattling noise.
Peer comment(s):
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Ian M-H (X)
: This doesn't really tell Asker anything that will help in her/his context // You're right about the context, of course: "gone back on smack" was something Asker should have included!
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Given the context I had when I first answered the question I reckon I didn't do that bad, but thanks for being so thorough and congratulations on being so confident!
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rockig back and for / shaking forwards and backwards
"Do the rattle" is an expression of what a persona addicted to drugs does when they go through withdrawal. They rock back and forth like a rattle. This is probably what they mean here. That maybe she had a seizure hence she was warm and not icy as a deprived addicted person.
... Someone once told me that doing the rattle was the easy part. The easy part! I couldn’t even do that! Throughout my using there have been lots of ...
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~edges/online/issue37/p3.htm
... His energy is still good, but he's been doing the rattle breathing and this is exactly what happened when Cassie got sick. She still seemed fine, ...
www.mopie.com/0208/22.html
... Someone once told me that doing the rattle was the easy part. The easy part! I couldn’t even do that! Throughout my using there have been lots of ...
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~edges/online/issue37/p3.htm
... His energy is still good, but he's been doing the rattle breathing and this is exactly what happened when Cassie got sick. She still seemed fine, ...
www.mopie.com/0208/22.html
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Chiara De Rosso
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, German to Italian
acting and moving frantically
This is the definition taken by Thesaurus of "rattle", informal use
Informal To impair or destroy the composure of:
agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset.
I reckon from the context it means performing frantically any kind of action, moving frenziedly
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Note added at 1 hr 24 mins (2005-03-11 23:00:27 GMT)
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\"to be on the rattle\" also means to withdraw on drugs so this maybe a way to describe convulsions of the body as a result of abstinence from drugs
Informal To impair or destroy the composure of:
agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset.
I reckon from the context it means performing frantically any kind of action, moving frenziedly
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Note added at 1 hr 24 mins (2005-03-11 23:00:27 GMT)
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\"to be on the rattle\" also means to withdraw on drugs so this maybe a way to describe convulsions of the body as a result of abstinence from drugs
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Sorry, this is all I could find in the urban dictionary...below
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term= rattle&r=f
It is possible this is one of the correct meanings but....!!!!
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Note added at 3 hrs 39 mins (2005-03-12 01:15:37 GMT)
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Well I am not going to shock everyone and put the English term!
It is possible this is one of the correct meanings but....!!!!
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Note added at 3 hrs 39 mins (2005-03-12 01:15:37 GMT)
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Well I am not going to shock everyone and put the English term!
Peer comment(s):
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Ian M-H (X)
: I don't see how this could possibly fit in Asker's context
8 hrs
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| disagree |
JeffFish (X)
: "interesting" in the women's prison sense, and that may indeed be what is making her sweat, but wouldn't make her feel clammy
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Two females in prison's cell. No more info, unfortunately :-(