aquabib

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/ˈeɪk.wə.bɪb/

noun

A teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.

OriginLatin aqua →
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Meanings

nounaquabib (plural aquabibs)

plural aquabibs

  1. derogatoryobsoleterareA teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.

    Dwight L. Moody and John B. Gough, the great aquabib, had commanded attention […]

    1949, Julia Cooley Altrocchi, The spectacular San Franciscans
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    Hydropots and aquabibs are epithets bestowed by the champions of alcohol in London upon the temperance folk.

    1883, The Louisville Medical News: a weekly journal of medicine and surgery: Volumes 15-16

    While its more sober counterpart was directed to quite different ends by a pugnacious aquabib, William Henry Draper

    1966, Robert Arnold Aubin, Topographical poetry in XVII-century Eng

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
teetotaler

Origin

  1. Latinaqua“water”
  2. Englishaquabib

Based on Latin aqua (“water”) + bibere, infinitive of bibō (“to drink”)

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APA

aquabib. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquabib

MLA

“aquabib.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquabib. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aquabib,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquabib.

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