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minus-squareCosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·1 month 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-up21·1 month agoI had literally not heard this before until Hazbin
minus-squareMaalus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down3·1 month ago“spill the tea” is a known idiom.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 month agoIt is? I’ve heard “spill the beans”, but never “spill the tea”.
minus-squareatx_aquarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoWe’re two of today’s ten thousand!
minus-squareDenvil@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoI haven’t heard it very frequently, but enough to know it
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month agoIt comes from the drag community. The “tea” is short for “truth”
minus-squareBrekky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-21 month agoIt started getting popular as drag slang on Ru Paul’s Drag Race
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoIt’s a thing in the US for sure, though relatively recent (10-15 years?)
UK?
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”.
UK here, no.
It started getting popular as drag slang on Ru Paul’s Drag Race
It’s a thing in the US for sure, though relatively recent (10-15 years?)
US