pink tea

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a formal tea or reception.

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Etymology

Origin of pink tea

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

A shimmering pink tea beckoned from a glass jug at Greenhouse Café’s booth at the Queen Anne Farmers Market recently.

From Seattle Times

Pink tea dresses covered in flowers.

From New York Times

Johnson, the first African-American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in 1974, donned a sexy, soft pink tea length dress with a wide ruffle hem.

From Seattle Times

If you go, try: Pink Tea, which contains milk that’s been boiled with green tea leaves and saffron strands, and has a soft pink color and fragrant aftertaste.

From Washington Post

Put together, the calculus seems simple: Now that Toys R Us has faded away, retailers don’t want to miss an opportunity to sell shoppers a pink tea party set as they peruse queen fitted sheets, ‘scratch and dent appliances’ or even a gallon of milk.

From Washington Post