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minus-squareCosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·4 months agoSurprisingly it was pretty popular as slang about 10 years ago. I remember being in high school here in the US and hearing students say “here’s the tea” when they’re about to bring up gossip
minus-squareIheartcheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·4 months agoI had literally not heard this before until Hazbin
minus-squareMaalus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down3·4 months ago“spill the tea” is a known idiom.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·4 months agoIt is? I’ve heard “spill the beans”, but never “spill the tea”.
minus-squareatx_aquarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoWe’re two of today’s ten thousand!
minus-squareDenvil@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI haven’t heard it very frequently, but enough to know it
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 months agoIt comes from the drag community. The “tea” is short for “truth”
Surprisingly it was pretty popular as slang about 10 years ago. I remember being in high school here in the US and hearing students say “here’s the tea” when they’re about to bring up gossip
I had literally not heard this before until Hazbin
“spill the tea” is a known idiom.
It is?
I’ve heard “spill the beans”, but never “spill the tea”.
We’re two of today’s ten thousand!
I haven’t heard it very frequently, but enough to know it
It comes from the drag community. The “tea” is short for “truth”
Also “dish”.