tearoom

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tearoom

/ˈtiˌɹum/ US

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From tea + room. In reference to a lavatory, probably as a variant of t-room (“toilet room”).

noun tearooms · tea room

A café which serves tea, usually with light food. At Rannoch, the platforms were rebuilt. Although the station tearoom couldn't be reached by rail during the closure, which started on October 5, it did help feed and sustain the workforce.
Similar: teahouse
euphemistic, slang A public lavatory.
Similar: teahouse, gingerbread office, cottage, beat, bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet, toilet room, urinal, water closet, WC
US, dated, euphemistic, slang A meeting place for gay men. I'm deathly afraid of the tearooms though, John. Some of my best friends have been entrapped and busted by the fuzz.
Similar: teahouse, gingerbread office, cottage, beat, bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet, toilet room, urinal, water closet, WC
Australia A room in a workplace set aside for tea breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc; a break room.

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@misc{tearoom_2026,
  title = {tearoom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tearoom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}