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teabagger

1 American  
[tee-bag-er] / ˈtiˌbæg ər /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

  1. a member of the Tea Party, a conservative political movement in the U.S.

teabagger 2 American  
[tee-bag-er] / ˈtiˌbæg ər /

noun

  1. Slang. a person who tea-bags a sexual partner.

Etymology

Origin of teabagger1

So called because the Tea Party asked Americans to mail tea bags to Washington as a protest in April 2009

Origin of teabagger2

So called from the resemblance of the sexual practice to dipping a tea bag in a cup of hot water

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