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Tea is slang for gossip
The Tea stands for Truth darling
Since when? Is it recent?
Its been like that for a while, atleast when i was still in high school 8 years ago (oh no im old)
lol get off my lawn i graduated high school in 1991
Im reluctant to say a joke in fear that it may be perceived as offensive lmao
Do it
Was gonna say im amazed that ancient fossils are stil alive in this day and age, let alone know how to use reddit lmao, must've been hard to go from cave paintings to english
My reddit account is old enough to get a reddit account.
I'm amazed the young whippersnappers know how to turn on their phones without tiktok showing them how.
(Meant with the same joking attitude.)
Hell yeah, gotta keep up that attitude old man, being jovial is said to prolong life so it'll give you a few more years~
OK, I'm only slightly younger than person you are directing that at, you can stop now 🤣
Yeahhhh lmaoo doesnt help too that im the youngest in my friend group so i have a lot of ammo to use against older folk
Kids these days, no respect I tell ya
mid 20s
Old
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Lmao, its a running joke between me and my irl friends that as soon as you turn 23+, youre immediately considered as a frail 50+ old man
I'm 29, in my OG friend group, i'm the youngest. From my university group, i'm the oldest by a lot. They treat me as i'm Gandalf, wise and strong, but old and out-of-the-loop. Therefore they're my hobbits.
It has been used out of the internet since the 90's, and gained pipularity on the internet on the 2010s
Idk, I’m not a native but I think its something from the UK
Since at least the 80’s.
No, very old English saying. Ie. Come over for Tea and we will have a gossip session.
Doesn't it come from "spill the beans"? People in the UK changed it to "spill the tea" which just got abbreviated to "tea"
Is it related with the " T or D game" ? Truth or Dare?
In which case, Truth, T, Tea
The term "tea" used to mean gossip originated in the American LGBTQ+ community, particularly in drag culture. It's a slang term derived from the phrase "spilling the tea," which means sharing juicy gossip.
Thank you!
So what would've happened if she chose coffee? The attendant would've slapped her in the face and yelled "How dare you!?"
What's the part about the beans mean then?
Spill the tea, honey bee
Yk how ppl say “spill the tea” when they want drama? The passenger is asking for tea aka drama
Like an alternative to "spilling the beans"?
Yes exactly!
Beans and tea? What is this, Britain?
A cup of tea after you've eaten beans is a phenomenal experience akin to a cigarette after sex.
Sure, but have you ever tried beans with sex? 😘👌
Saucy.
I dunno, spilling the beans is more like telling a secret when you shouldn't have. Spilling the tea is gossip
Spilling the beans means you accidentally revealed something you shouldn’t have.
Spilling the tea is knowingly dishing on the hot gossip with someone.
passenger asked for "tea" (drink), but instead of being given actual tea, the stewardess gave out a different "tea" (gossip) instead, the meaning of this "tea" is a slang for gossip or some juicy information, mostly about someones personal life or drama, which in this case, the captain has a different family
its funny how spill the beans has become spill the tea...
"Tea" in this case is being used to describe drama, spilling the tea is a way to say talking drama. when the flight attendant asks the person if they'd like coffee or tea, and the person says tea the flight attendant assumes they mean they want to hear the drama or the "Tea"
Hi, Peter here to explain the joke. "Spilling the tea" is a phrase that means "sharing gossip." The joke is that the lady on the plane asked for tea as a drink, while the flight attendent gave her "tea" instead, which was a rumor about the captain. Peter, out.
Gossip is bad.
Oh no! You just posted your opinion on reddit!
Hey Peter, if you paid any attention you would’ve noticed that the flight attendant spilled the tea. Spilling the beans can be used instead of spilling the tea. You can listen more about synonymous phrasing on my podcast Joe’s Gold
As the other commenters say. I'd add that the joke is not funny, and is a waste of everyone's time.
You’re no pun
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Woman: Not that tea, I want tea with sugar.
Air stewardess: I have photos and video.
It's funnier if the woman turned out to be the captain's wife.
She spilled the tea
"Spilling tea" is slang for gossip.
on top of it being drama type of tea, there's a missing panel or 2 where the passenger IS the wife and the flight attendant is shocked.
Okay this one got me 🤣☕️
I'm surprised that people think "it started in the 2000's/1990's/in XYZ community" ... "Coffee" or "Tea" in the meaning used here ... are old as dust and dates to at least to black and white sound movies (where I've seen it the first time and was subtle AF)
Lived in Australia for 26 years, England for 7 years. Am also a teacher of high school students and have the... luxury... of hearing all the passing trend language as it comes in and out of usage. No one I've been around has ever used "tea" in this context. This has to be 100% an American thing.
Yeah time to unfollow this sub
TIL Spilling The Tea is slang for gossip. I've never once heard it, someone says it's a British thing, and I can tell you as someone who's lived in England for 44.5 years, I have never once heard this, and I also drink tea religiously, so much so I even made a film about it.
well then you wont get it from me cause i outright do not respect you unless you are bosnian then i respect you i might make you a delicious pie
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