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British Tea Translator (startrek.website)
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[-] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago

"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

[-] Raine_Wolf@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I wonder if that second meaning is how "tea" began to also mean "gossip"

[-] poppy@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Raine_Wolf@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Thx for the etymology lesson!

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