Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of titivating, or dressing or sprucing up; the adding of small attractions to the toilet.
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- noun sprucing up; making decorative additions to
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Examples
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After that a mighty washing of hands took place, to remove the blacking stain; and then the Quarters settled down to a general "titivation," Tam "cleaning his nails for Christmas," amid great applause.
We of the Never-Never Jeannie Gunn 1915
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In his experience, young ladies on the eve of their first ball were generally late, their attention taken up by last-minute changes of mind, and a great deal of unnecessary titivation.
Gatlinburg 2010
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Jenny had been working at the lap-dancing club for three weeks now, and was getting pretty good at this ultimate in sexual titivation.
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Jenny had been working at the lap-dancing club for three weeks now, and was getting pretty good at this ultimate in sexual titivation.
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Jenny had been working at the lap-dancing club for three weeks now, and was getting pretty good at this ultimate in sexual titivation.
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Jenny had been working at the lap-dancing club for three weeks now, and was getting pretty good at this ultimate in sexual titivation.
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Jenny had been working at the lap-dancing club for three weeks now, and was getting pretty good at this ultimate in sexual titivation.
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Jenny had been working at the lap-dancing club for three weeks now, and was getting pretty good at this ultimate in sexual titivation.
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Jenny had been working at the lap-dancing club for three weeks now, and was getting pretty good at this ultimate in sexual titivation.
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Jenny had been working at the lap-dancing club for three weeks now, and was getting pretty good at this ultimate in sexual titivation.
hagendas commented on the word titivation
"not titivation but titillation" by DFW, RIP.
January 14, 2009