cuppa

7 9.1

A cup of tea you drink to relax, often at home or with friends

noun
/ˈkʌpə/

: taza de té

Fancy a cuppa?
cuppa tea
a nice cuppa
cuppa joe

So grab a cuppa because it's going to get steamy.

Examples

Do you want another cuppa?

Benny Loves You (2019)
So grab a cuppa, sit back and relax, well, at least for the next 1-3 minutes...

Blog text (2)
Let's have that cuppa, Mrs. A.

Mank (2020)
Come in for a cuppa.

Stardust (2020)
Come and have a cuppa.

They're a Weird Mob (1966)
So grab a nice cuppa, settle in.

Blog text (10)
I'm gonna make a cuppa, love.

Brothers' Nest (2018)
Nothin' like a nice cuppa tea.

Johnny Was (2006)
Your morning cuppa, sir.

Albert Nobbs (2011)
Would you like to join me for a cuppa and a chat?

Synonyms

cha

vscuppa

Slang

1 9.9

An informal British name for tea

refers specifically to a single cup rather than tea in general

cupper

vscuppa

9.9

A cup of tea

is the identical informal variant used interchangeably in speech

cup of chay

vscuppa

Indian

8.4

A cup of tea made with spices, common in South Asia

means an informal British serving of tea not specifically spiced

Surface Forms

cuppa singular

cuppas plural

Morphology

cuppa = cup (semi-transparent) = of + cup

Form is a colloquial contraction of 'cup of' (implying 'cup of tea'); the meaning is clear to speakers but depends on informal pronunciation and cultural collocation.

Etymology

Cuppa comes from saying cup of quickly, so the words run together and sound like 'cuppa'. It means a 'cup of tea' and is a friendly, informal way to offer a drink.