tea bag


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

Origin of tea bag

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Other definitions for tea-bag (2 of 2)

tea-bag
[ tee-bag ]

verb (used with object),tea-bagged, tea-bag·ging.Slang.
  1. to place one's scrotum in the mouth of (one's sexual partner).

Origin of tea-bag

2
From its resemblance to dipping a tea bag in a cup of hot water

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British Dictionary definitions for tea bag

tea bag

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

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