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teabag.

A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtiː(ˌ)bæɡ/
  1. A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Hokkien 茶 (tê)bor. Dutch theebor. English tea Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English teabag From tea + bag.

verb/ˈtiː(ˌ)bæɡ/
  1. To lower one's scrotum into the mouth of another person, or onto the face or head of another person.

    slang · transitive · vulgar
  2. To sit or crouch repeatedly on the head of another player's character after they are dead, which is a reference to the above sex act.

    vulgar
  3. Of a kite, to have enough lift to repeatedly lift the kite-flyer slightly off the ground, then back down, then back up, etc., in the manner of dunking a teabag into water.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Hokkien 茶 (tê)bor. Dutch theebor. English tea Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English teabag From tea + bag.

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