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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thx for the etymology lesson!