Daily Archives: December 26, 2008

Teetotal

PRONUNCIATION: (tee-TOT-l) http://wordsmith.org/words/teetotal.mp3 MEANING: (adjective) 1. Of, relating to, or practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. 2. Total; absolute. ETYMOLOGY: Probably partly tee (pronunciation of the first letter in total) + total (abstinence), and partly reduplication of total, coined by … Continue reading

Posted in Vocabulary | Tagged | Comments Off on Teetotal