teabagger
1 Americannoun
noun
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
Example Sentences
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I know where you're coming from, teabagger.
From Time
After all, he wasn't a teabagger, was he? thewholetruth What utter nonsense of an article.
From Time
So there’s anger, and no doubt some of it is teabagger inchoate, so Paladino’s rants and shouts will resonate – at least for a time.
From New York Times
Please, don't let me clapping and cheering stop you.I understand that this is also happening in Kali with each GOP nominees maligning each other as not teabagger enough -- and on the side also smearing their own GOP governator Ahnold in the process.
From Newsweek
I understand that this is also happening in Kali with each GOP nominees maligning each other as not teabagger enough -- and on the side also smearing their own GOP governator Ahnold in the process.
From Newsweek
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