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teetotal
teetotal definition
tee·total (tē′tōt′'l, tē′tōt′'l)
adjective
- Informal entire; complete
- of or advocating teetotalism
Etymology: redupl., for emphasis, of initial letter of total
Related Forms:
- teetotaler tee′·to′tal·er noun or teetotaller tee′·to′tal·ler
- teetotally tee′·to′tal·ly adverb
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coined in 1833 by Dicky Turner as being totally abstinent from alcohol.
Posted by Peter Myers 76 days ago.