teeter-totter

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teeter-totter

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Either from teeter + totter, or from a reduplication of either element.

noun teeter-totters · teetertotter

  1. Canada, US, childish, often A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.
  2. Atlantic Canada, Northeastern, US, childish, often A type of glider swing; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a tandem swing attached to a swingset, with two riders facing each other.

verb teeter-totters · teeter-tottering · teeter-tottered · teetertotter

  1. Canada, US, intransitive To ride a seesaw.

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noun seesaw

Españolbalancín
Portuguêsgangorra, balancé
Françaisbalançoire
DeutschWippe
Русскийкаче́ли kačéli

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"teeter-totter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teeter-totter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{teeter_totter_2026,
  title = {teeter-totter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teeter-totter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}