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teetotal
UK
/ˈtiːˌtəʊ.təl/
US
/ˈtiːˌtoʊ.təl/
teetotaled
Past Simple
teetotaled
Past Participle
teetotaling
Gerund
Intransitive verb meaning ‘to abstain completely from alcoholic drink’; rare but attested.
Definitions
After the accident, he decided to teetotal for the rest of his life.
UK
/ˈtiːˌtəʊ.təl/
US
/ˈtiːˌtoʊ.təl/
Translations
He has been teetotal for five years.
Он был трезвым в течение пяти лет.
Definitions
He has been teetotal since his college days, choosing to avoid alcohol entirely.
Antonyms
UK
/ˌtiːˈtəʊtəl/
US
/ˌtiˈtoʊtəl/
Dialectal/colloquial use meaning ‘entirely, absolutely’.
Definitions
That explanation is teetotal nonsense.