pink tea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pink tea
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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A shimmering pink tea beckoned from a glass jug at Greenhouse Café’s booth at the Queen Anne Farmers Market recently.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022
They sipped on their saltish Kashmiri pink tea a little longer instead of starting on the buffet their host had set out.
From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2017
Tim says he walked away with two pictures, a stereo and a pink tea towel.
From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2017
He has no use for pink tea preachers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Celia half expects him to pull pink tea roses from behind his back as he used to when he returned from his trips to distant provinces.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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