Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🇺🇸 Tea Party supporter 🎮 Mocking gamer ☕ Tea bag user
teabagger

teabagger

7.4
A person who makes tea with a small bag of tea leaves instead of loose leaves
  • noun
  • /ˈtiːˌbæɡər/
: consumidor de bolsitas de té
  • She is a teabagger who prefers convenience over tradition.

Examples

  • Many teabaggers enjoy the simplicity of using teabags.

  • As a dedicated teabagger, she meticulously selects only the finest teabags for her brews.

  • Many teabaggers find it easier to make tea quickly at work.

  • The café caters to both loose leaf enthusiasts and teabaggers.

  • As a lifelong teabagger, she rarely uses a teapot or strainer.

  • Many teabaggers appreciate the convenience of using teabags for their quick and easy preparation of tea.

  • For those who prefer a simple tea-making process, being a teabagger is an ideal choice.

Surface Forms

teabagger singular
teabaggers plural

Morphology

teabagger = teabag (transparent) = tea + bag + er

The word is transparently formed from 'teabag' plus '-er', indicating a person associated with teabags.

Etymology

Teabagger can also mean a person who uses tea bags to make tea; the word comes from the small paper 'tea bag' plus the ending -er that means 'a person', so it simply names someone who makes tea with tea bags.