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teetotaller


  • n  a total abstainer

  • But for 25 years he has been a teetotaller, liking the looks but not the taste of wine.
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  • Go Ahead, Have A Few Cocktails At The Office
    Unless you're a bartender or a high-functioning alcoholic, it's unlikely that you're drinking during office hours. But has your teetotaller boss been wrong to keep you from indulging in a few brewskies over your burrito? Matthew Yglesias over at Slate tackles this all-important taboo, revealing what the Don Drapers of the world knew before you were born: a few cocktails during the work day ...
    Aug. 21, 2013 - Gothamist
Quotes

  • Rolando Bianchi in Times Online
    Asked about the perceived drinking culture in English football, Bianchi said: "I think I am the only teetotaller in the whole Premier League. My team-mates were surprised when I refused a mouthful of beer. They looked at me as if I was an...
  • Shane Bourne in The Age
    Bourne describes his character as something of a father figure to his team and a man with "a very clear-cut view of right and wrong, a bit black and white. Wolfe's a teetotaller and a practising Christian in a very hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up way,...
  • David Lange in Sydney Morning Herald
    Asked what new qualities he would bring to Parliament, Lange replied: "Well, I'm a teetotaller."

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