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minus-squareCosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·5 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-up21·5 months agoI had literally not heard this before until Hazbin
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·5 months agoIt is? I’ve heard “spill the beans”, but never “spill the tea”.
minus-squareatx_aquarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 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”
minus-squareBrekky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-25 months agoIt started getting popular as drag slang on Ru Paul’s Drag Race
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoIt’s a thing in the US for sure, though relatively recent (10-15 years?)
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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