teetotal
tee·to·tal / ˈtēˌtōtl/ • adj. choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol: a teetotal lifestyle.DERIVATIVES: tee·to·tal·ism / -ˌizəm/ n.
teetotal
teetotal pert. to total abstinence. XIX. Said to have been first used by one Richard Turner, of Preston, Lancashire, about September 1833, in a speech advocating total abstinence from intoxicating liquors, in preference to abstinence from ardent spirits only. Perh. based on tee-totally wholly, entirely (XIX; U.S.), a strengthened form of totally (quasi T-totally).
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