Teetotal means practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages, or alternatively, meaning total or absolute.
Teetotal means practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages, or alternatively, meaning total or absolute.
| Front | teetotal \tee-TOT-l\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Of, relating to, or practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. 2. Total; absolute. [Probably partly tee (pronunciation of the first letter in total) + total (abstinence), and partly reduplication of total, coined by R. Turner, of Preston, England, in 1833, in a speech advocating total abstinence from alcoholic drinks] "His wife's uncle, John Preston, described Dilorenzo to the commission as a virtual teetotal. `He's not a drinker mate,' he said." - Accused policeman alleges death threats at PIC, AAP General News (Australia), 2 Nov 1999. |
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