tea party
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tea party¹
noun tea parties
- A semiformal afternoon social gathering at which tea, sandwiches and cakes are served. 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.
- 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.
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An interaction characterized by a high degree of courtesy, delicacy, deference, and avoidance of conflict.
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. [
Similar: pink tea
Tea Party²
Where it comes from
In reference to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when American colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation without representation.
noun Tea Parties
- Any of various independent, fiscally conservative political groups in the twenty-first-century United States.
proper noun the Tea Party
- Various independent, fiscally conservative political groups in the twenty-first-century United States, taken as a whole.
Translations
Every language
noun semi-formal social gathering
| 한국어 | 티파티 tipati, 다과회 dagwahoe |
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| 日本語 | ティーパーティー tīpātī, 茶会 chakai, 茗醼 meien, 茗宴 meien |
| 中文 | 茶話會 /茶话会 cháhuàhuì, 茶會 /茶会 cháhuì |
| Português | chá da tarde, café da tarde |
| Français | thé, dînette |
| Deutsch | Tee-Party |
| Русский | чаепи́тие čajepítije, чай čaj, зва́ный чай zványj čaj, ча́шка ча́я čáška čája |
| Tiếng Việt | tiệc trà |
noun imaginary meal among children
| Português | chá de bonecas, festa do chá |
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| Français | dinette, dînette |
noun Translations
| 中文 | 茶黨 /茶党 Chádǎng |
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title = {tea party},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20party},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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