Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teabag

/ˈtiː(ˌ)bæɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: teabag
IPA: /ˈtiː(ˌ)bæɡ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To lower one's scrotum into the mouth of another person, or onto the face or head of another person.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

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.

verb

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.

Example Sentences

"He put a spoon and teabag on the saucer and placed it before Mr. McManus."
"The good news is, you don't have to play 10,000 matches to learn to hold your own against those obnoxious, teabagging 9-year-olds anymore!"

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

teabags (plural) tea bag (alternative) tea-bag (alternative) T-bag (alternative) teabags (present, singular) teabagging (participle, present) teabagged (participle, past) teabagged (past)

Derived Forms

teabagger teabaggy Teabagistan teabaglike teabagging

Phrases

teabag folding vampire's teabag vampire teabag

Questions

How do you pronounce teabag?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiː(ˌ)bæɡ/.
What does teabag mean?: A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.
Where does teabag come 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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