teetotal/ˌtiːˈtəʊtəl/EtymologyFrom total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.adjAbstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.“There is absolutely a teetotal society here in the heart of the mountains, and some quarrelsome drunkards have become reformed!”Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.Total.“That's a teetotal lie.”nounOne who abstains from drinking alcohol.“Hubert is trying to persuade James, a strict Presbyterian and teetotal, to come into the pub.”verbTo advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol.