noun
General Slang
the tea / T
· noun · ballroom
Gossip, truth, the inside story.
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Definitions
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Gossip, scandal, the juicy inside story. The thing everyone wants 'spilled'. Originally 'T' for truth, the real story under the surface.
“Sit down, because the tea about those two is scalding.”
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Truth, plain and simple, often in the disclaimer 'no tea, no shade', meaning 'no offence, just being honest'.
“No tea no shade, but that wig has seen better decades.”
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the tea / T In A Sentence
Sit down, because the tea about those two is scalding.
No tea no shade, but that wig has seen better decades.
Origin & Usage
Black drag and ballroom culture, from 'T' for truth. Documented in the 1990s drag scene (see The Lady Chablis in 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil') and pushed mainstream by RuPaul's Drag Race.
People Also Ask
Why is gossip called 'tea'?
It started as 'T' for truth in Black drag culture, then got spelled out as 'tea', which let it pick up the 'spill', 'sip' and 'piping hot' wordplay.
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