tea bag

¹ American  

noun

1. a container of thin paper or cloth holding a measured amount of tea leaves for making an individual serving of tea.

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tea-bag ² American  

[tee-bag] / ˈtiˌbæg /

verb (used with object)

Slang.

tea-bagged, tea-bagging

1. to place one's scrotum in the mouth of (one's sexual partner).

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tea bag British  

noun

1. a small bag of paper or cloth containing tea leaves, infused in boiling water to make tea

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Usage

What does tea-bag mean? Tea-bagging is the act of placing one's testicles in the mouth of another person, often repeatedly, raising and lowering it like a person dipping a tea bag.Content warning: the following sections include further references to sexual content, which is involved in the history and use of the slang term.

Etymology

Origin of tea bag¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Origin of tea-bag²

From its resemblance to dipping a tea bag in a cup of hot water

Example Sentences

Aiza says DIY alternatives like using a cold spoon or chilled tea bags "works similarly by temporarily reducing swelling and soothing skin".

From BBC

Her eyes were tired and sagged like tea bags, but she still smiled warmly at him.

From Literature

Meadowlark busies herself next to me, squeezing lemon and dunking her tea bag in and out of the mug of hot water.

From Literature

Homegrown hacks - tea bags in shoes, sprinkling baking soda, spraying deodorant - weren't cutting it.

From BBC

The service said in some cases parents had been going without food so their children could eat, or were making items like one tea bag last a week.

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