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British Tea Translator (startrek.website)
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[–] Raine_Wolf@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] poppy@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 year ago

Thx for the etymology lesson!