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minus-squareRaine_Wolf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoI wonder if that second meaning is how “tea” began to also mean “gossip”
minus-squarepoppy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoIt started as “T” for “truth” and evolved into “tea” with wordplay with “spill the tea”. https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/tea-slang-meaning-origin
I wonder if that second meaning is how “tea” began to also mean “gossip”
It started as “T” for “truth” and evolved into “tea” with wordplay with “spill the tea”.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/tea-slang-meaning-origin
Thx for the etymology lesson!