tea-bag
1 Americanverb (used with object)
noun
noun
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
From its resemblance to dipping a tea bag in a cup of hot water
Origin of tea bag1
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC
“You can also ask for the tea bag on the side, if you want the water to cool down for a minute, just so you're at a better brewing temperature.”
From Salon
While tea bags may seem an unusual instrument to measure this phenomenon, it is a proven proxy method to measure carbon release from soil into the atmosphere.
From Science Daily
Jurado swirled around a Rooibos tea bag with a tag read, “Your Actions Prove Your Greatness.”
From Los Angeles Times
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