TEETOTAL


Meaning of TEETOTAL in English

— teetotally , adv.

/tee toht"l, tee"toht'l/ , adj. , v. teetotaled, teetotaling or ( esp. Brit. ) teetotalled, teetotalling .

adj.

1. of or pertaining to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.

2. Informal. absolute; complete.

v.i.

3. to practice teetotalism.

[ reduplicated var. of TOTAL, coined by R. Turner, of Preston, England, in 1833, in a speech advocating total abstinence from alcoholic drinks ]

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