teetotaler
Never touches booze
A teetotaler is someone who completely abstains from alcohol.
The word emphasizes total abstinence rather than mere moderation: He's been a teetotaler since his twenties.
The practice is teetotalism.
Also spelled teetotaller.
Person who abstains
- soberFree from intoxication
- dryFree from moisture
- pledgeBinding promise given
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
clean · straightedge · self-denial · restraint · self-control · discipline · willpower · resolve
Non-alcoholic mixed beverage
- virgin cocktailNon-alcoholic mixed beverage
- soft drinkNon-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- seltzerUnflavored carbonated water
- sparkling waterCarbonated, unflavored drink
club soda · kombucha · shrub · juice · lemonade · ginger ale · tonic · designated driver
Regaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxSubstance removal process
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
- AATwo-letter abbreviation
sponsor · clean-living · clear-headed · sober-curious · relapse · addiction · alcoholism · intervention
Constitutional alcohol ban
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
- dry lawsLaws banning alcohol sales
repeal · Twenty-first Amendment · rum-running · moonshine · prohibitionist · bathtub gin · smuggling · dry county
Drinking establishment
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
- wineFermented grape beverage
beer · spirits · cocktails · whiskey · vodka · liquor · brewery · bartender
Aware of physical wellbeing
- clean-livingMorally sound lifestyle
- fitnessGood physical shape
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
detox · clarity · liver health · sober-curious · energy · sleep quality · mental clarity · weight loss
non-drinker
Person who abstains
sobriety · clean · straightedge · self-denial · restraint · self-control · discipline · willpower · resolve · commitment
mocktail
Non-alcoholic mixed beverage
- virgin cocktailNon-alcoholic mixed beverage
- soft drinkNon-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- seltzerUnflavored carbonated water
sparkling water · club soda · kombucha · shrub · juice · lemonade · ginger ale · tonic · designated driver · dealcoholized
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxSubstance removal process
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
AA · sponsor · clean-living · clear-headed · sober-curious · relapse · addiction · alcoholism · intervention · support group
Eighteenth Amendment
Constitutional alcohol ban
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
dry laws · repeal · Twenty-first Amendment · rum-running · moonshine · prohibitionist · bathtub gin · smuggling · dry county · hatchet
bar
Drinking establishment
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
wine · beer · spirits · cocktails · whiskey · vodka · liquor · brewery · bartender · designated driver
health-conscious
Aware of physical wellbeing
- clean-livingMorally sound lifestyle
- fitnessGood physical shape
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
mindfulness · detox · clarity · liver health · sober-curious · energy · sleep quality · mental clarity · weight loss · wellness
- bar patronsregular, local, barfly, drunk, bartender
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- T-T wordstattletale, titillate, tatterdemalion, tutti-frutti, teeter-totter
- Drinking Slangdrunk, wasted, hammered, plastered, smashed
- sobrietysober, sobriety, dry, clean, non-drinker
- abstainersnon-drinker, non-smoker, celibate
teetotal, teetotalism, teetotalers, teetotaller, teetotallers, teetotalist, teetotalists, teetotalling