cuppa

American

[kuhp-uh] / ˈkʌp ə /

noun

British Informal.

a cup of tea.

cuppa British

/ ˈkʌpə /

noun

informal a cup of tea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cuppa

1920–25; reduced form of cup of ( tea )

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cuppa

Now, a hot cuppa is joining the party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

There, over a cuppa, they talked about the perils lying in wait for social clubs that don’t stay in their lanes and respect the unspoken rules of local biker culture.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Let's have a cuppa and try not stress yet, ok?

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024

The coffee klatch, the afternoon cuppa; traditionally, hydration has been a byproduct not of careful management, but of quality time.

From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024

“Bin havin’ a cuppa with Olympe,” Hagrid said.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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