teatime
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of teatime
Example Sentences
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Gay got his break on television, joining the band on UTV's light entertainment programme, Teatime With Tommy, hosted by pianist Tommy James.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021
Teatime is the opposite of coffee or lunch consumed over your work-from-home laptop.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2021
Teatime treats fly and the sibling rivalry ends in a jam-slathered Reynolds, as Cyril’s indignant huffs soon give way to Lesley Manville’s reluctant giggles.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2018
Teatime, an 18-year-old high school student, told The Times he and Rector were visiting friends in San Francisco for spring break in early April when they decided on “just a whim” to climb the bridge.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2017
Photograph: BBC/Origin Pictures/Origin Pictures Teatime in Mrs Fox's parlour and the euphemisms flew like biscuit crumbs.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2011
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