"Time for tea I think" - I'm going on a break, do not follow me with work
"We're out of tea" - Ight, I'mma head out
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!
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"Time for tea I think" - I'm going on a break, do not follow me with work
"We're out of tea" - Ight, I'mma head out
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!