teabagger

[ tee-bag-er ]

/ ˈtiˌbæg ər /

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noun (often initial capital letter)Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

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

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Origin of teabagger

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

Words nearby teabagger

TDY, te, tea, Tea Act, tea bag, teabagger, tea ball, tea basket, teaberry, tea biscuit, teabread

Other definitions for teabagger (2 of 2)

teabagger²

[ tee-bag-er ]

/ ˈtiˌbæg ər /

noun

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

Origin of teabagger

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