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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread titubation #77227 07/29/2002 9:33 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 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 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: titubation #77228 07/29/2002 9:55 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA Hyla addict Hyla addict Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA I've got a 13-month old who titubates a fair bit these days, but he's stabilizing day by day. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Slang #77229 07/31/2002 9:25 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England 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) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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