tea party
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A semiformal afternoon social gathering at which tea, sandwiches and cakes are served.
noun
A type of imaginative playing in which children gather with each other or their dolls to mimic having a real tea party or other formal meal, often without any food at all.
noun
An interaction characterized by a high degree of courtesy, delicacy, deference, and avoidance of conflict.
noun
Any of various independent, fiscally conservative political groups in the twenty-first-century United States.
name
Various independent, fiscally conservative political groups in the twenty-first-century United States, taken as a whole.
Example Sentences
- "On January 23, MTR Elizabeth Line held an office-based tea party at which colleagues were encouraged to donate home-baked goods. It provided staff with an opportunity to take time out of their busy schedules and reminded everyone to take care of their mental health and wellbeing."
- "Trials marked by strife, belligerent behaviour, unwarranted personal attacks, and other forms of disruptive and discourteous conduct are antithetical to the peaceful and orderly resolution of disputes we strive to achieve. By the same token, trials are not — nor are they meant to be — tea parties. […] Care must be taken to ensure that free expression, resolute advocacy and the right of an accused to make full answer and defence are not sacrificed at the altar of civility."
Etymology
In reference to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when American colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation without representation.
Inflected Forms
tea parties (plural)
the Tea Party (canonical)