tea
- noun
- /ti/
- Slang
- No one is safe, and all the tea will be spilled.
This next one says throw some tea about a teacher from school.
- This next one says throw some tea about a teacher from school.
- This one is, is, is, is serving up tea from a teacher.
- I have so, so much tea, I promise you.
- Hey, I'm Hailee Steinfeld and I am spilling the tea with Cosmo UK.
- And I was like, spill the tea, tell me everything now.
- Anyways, spilling that tea to you and that's all I got for you.
- But people want the tea on my relationship like a tea relationship tea.
Examples
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And I was like, spill the tea, tell me everything now.
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OK, I have some afternoon hot tea to spill.
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I have so, so much tea, I promise you.
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What is the tea, Mary?
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I'll give you all the tea you can drink...
Fiction book (2000) -
Yes, I have so much tea on so many Youtubers.
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Oh my God, Tragedi, oh, I got some tea from last night.
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There's been a lot of tea about lately.
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I found out some tea and I'm hashtag sad.
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Did you hear the latest tea about the celebrity's breakup?
Synonyms
Light, silly talk about other people
Idioms
- Informal
Refuse to do something even for a very large amount of money because it is too important to give up
- Informal
Something that is not related to what people are talking about
Compounds
- Literature
A political movement in the United States that wants smaller government and lower taxes
- UK
A drink people make by pouring hot water over dried camomile flowers to help them relax
A light meal in the afternoon with tea and small cakes, sandwiches, or scones
A protest in 1773 when American colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes
- Formal
A formal event in Japan or China where people prepare and serve tea carefully according to tradition
A light tea made from young leaves with little processing that has a pale color and gentle flavor
A tea made from the leaves of a plant with yellow flowers that people use as medicine
- Archaic
A small evergreen shrub with white bell-shaped flowers whose leaves were used to make tea during the American Revolution
A bush with spiny branches that has purple flowers and bright orange-red berries
- NSFW
Leaves of a plant that people chew or brew as tea to feel more awake and a little happy
- US
An evergreen shrub with hairy leaves and small white flowers that people brew as tea
- US
A low shrub with white bell-shaped flowers and fragrant leaves used for herbal tea
A small bush that grows in the Rocky Mountains with sticky, scented leaves
A South American plant with dried leaves used to make mate, a hot caffeinated drink
- Specialized
A group of trees and bushes from Asia that includes the tea plant and camellias
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Etymology
Tea as slang for gossip is a newer use that comes from Black and drag communities in the United States, and one popular story says it grew from the letter T meaning 'truth' or 'real talk'. So to 'spill the tea' is to share juicy news or gossip.