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#77227 07/29/02 09:33 PM
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I don't know why this word popped up in my memory. A good word to describe footwork
of lush who has made too many trips to the punchbowl.

titubation - ti chu bayshun L titubatio, a staggering < titubare, to totter6 a stumbling or staggering gait characteristic of certain nervous disorders



#77228 07/29/02 09:55 PM
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I've got a 13-month old who titubates a fair bit these days, but he's stabilizing day by day.


#77229 07/31/02 09:25 AM
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Great reminder, Bill!

Too many visits to the punchbowl leads to titubation, which in turn leads to falling arse over tit:
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/a.htm
And depending upon the number of witnesses you may feel a bit of a tit the morning after.


(Slang dictionary reference - not fully explored yet, but looks interesting)



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