on the water wagon

A form of on the wagon — Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken); teetotal.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. datedDated form of on the wagon (“abstaining from alcohol”).
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on the water wagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20water%20wagon

MLA

“on the water wagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20water%20wagon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the water wagon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20water%20wagon.

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