tea bag

noun

a container of thin paper or cloth holding a measured amount of tea leaves for making an individual serving of tea.

tea-bag

[tee-bag]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Slang.

tea-bagged, tea-bagging

to place one's scrotum in the mouth of (one's sexual partner).

tea bag

noun

a small bag of paper or cloth containing tea leaves, infused in boiling water to make tea

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tea bag¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Origin of tea bag²

From its resemblance to dipping a tea bag in a cup of hot water

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Example Sentences

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The service said in some cases parents had been going without food so their children could eat, or were making items like one tea bag last a week.

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“You can also ask for the tea bag on the side, if you want the water to cool down for a minute, just so you're at a better brewing temperature.”

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While tea bags may seem an unusual instrument to measure this phenomenon, it is a proven proxy method to measure carbon release from soil into the atmosphere.

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Jurado swirled around a Rooibos tea bag with a tag read, “Your Actions Prove Your Greatness.”

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I DO press the tea bag to extract more "oomph" from it and this is a big no-no for some who believe it will make your tea bitter.

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�� does tea-bag mean?

Tea-bagging is the act of placing one's testicles in the mouth of another person, often repeatedly, raising and lowering it like a person dipping a tea bag.Content warning: the following sections include further references to sexual content, which is involved in the history and use of the slang term.

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