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Teeter-totter

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center. Canada, US, childish, often
  2. 2
    a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end wordnet
  3. 3
    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. Atlantic-Canada, Northeastern, US, childish, often
Verb
  1. 1
    To ride a seesaw. Canada, US, intransitive
  2. 2
    ride on a plank wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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