teeter-totter

noun

tee·​ter-tot·​ter ˈtē-tər-ˌtä-tər How to pronounce teeter-totter (audio)
: seesaw sense 2b

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If legal documents were signed, the kids were all out back on the teeter-totter or something. — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025 The teeter-totter design lends itself to endless and continuous play. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025 Veteran horror audiences will certainly suspect where we might be headed, but the film is a cinematic teeter-totter. — Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 The world's biggest gavel, rocking chair and teeter-totter in Clark County is a better fit with Southern Indiana's grain silos than the world’s tallest buildings in Chicago. — John Tuohy, IndyStar, 3 July 2025 What’s frustrating is that while Tom and Robbie’s dance of evasion and investigation gets more predictable, the series’ performances get richer, so Task teeter-totters on an imbalance of story and ensemble. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 On the teeter-totter of benefits, the wealthiest families will enjoy an average of $12,000 in tax savings, while the poorest people will have to pay an additional $1,600 a year, on average, mainly due to reductions in Medicaid and food aid. — Andrew J. Campa follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of teeter-totter was circa 1905

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“Teeter-totter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter-totter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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teeter-totter

noun
tee·​ter-tot·​ter
ˈtēt-ər-ˌtät-ər
: seesaw entry 1 sense 2b
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