Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "teterboard" tana nufin nau'in na'ura na acrobatic wanda ya ƙunshi dogon allo, kunkuntar allo wanda ke daidaitawa akan fulcrum ko pivot point. Ana amfani da allon teterboard a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na circus, nunin acrobatic, da sauran nau'ikan nishaɗi don ƙaddamar da ƴan wasan kwaikwayo a cikin iska da kuma yin wasan motsa jiki da motsa jiki iri-iri. A wani lokaci kuma ana kiran allon teterboard da seesaw ko majigi.