teetotal.
Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
Meaning & usage
Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
Containing no alcohol.
Total.
Where this word comes from
From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.
One who abstains from drinking alcohol.
Where this word comes from
From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.
To advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol.
Where this word comes from
From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.
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