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minus-squareCosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSurprisingly it was pretty popular as slang about 10 years ago. I remember being in high school here in the US and hearing students say “here’s the tea” when they’re about to bring up gossip
minus-squareIheartcheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI had literally not heard this before until Hazbin
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt is? I’ve heard “spill the beans”, but never “spill the tea”.
minus-squareDenvil@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI haven’t heard it very frequently, but enough to know it
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoIt comes from the drag community. The “tea” is short for “truth”
minus-squareatx_aquarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWe’re two of today’s ten thousand!
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s a thing in the US for sure, though relatively recent (10-15 years?)
minus-squareBrekky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoIt started getting popular as drag slang on Ru Paul’s Drag Race
minus-squareAnti_Iridium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAnd doesn’t that imply that her offer for coffee was for sex?
minus-squaredingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWait what?? I’ve not heard this one. Is it regional?
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI know it sounds silly now but this was really an actual big thing discussed in the mainstream for a hot second. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Coffee_(minigame)
I don’t get it
Tea is slang for gossip
UK?
Surprisingly it was pretty popular as slang about 10 years ago. I remember being in high school here in the US and hearing students say “here’s the tea” when they’re about to bring up gossip
I had literally not heard this before until Hazbin
“spill the tea” is a known idiom.
It is?
I’ve heard “spill the beans”, but never “spill the tea”.
I haven’t heard it very frequently, but enough to know it
It comes from the drag community. The “tea” is short for “truth”
We’re two of today’s ten thousand!
Also “dish”.
US
It’s a thing in the US for sure, though relatively recent (10-15 years?)
UK here, no.
It started getting popular as drag slang on Ru Paul’s Drag Race
And doesn’t that imply that her offer for coffee was for sex?
Don’t mind if I do.
Wait what?? I’ve not heard this one. Is it regional?
I know it sounds silly now but this was really an actual big thing discussed in the mainstream for a hot second. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Coffee_(minigame)