Teabag

//ˈtiːbæɡ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.
"He put a spoon and teabag on the saucer and placed it before Mr. McManus."

Verb

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
"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!"
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.

Synonyms

Example

"He put the teabag on the saucer."

Etymology

From tea + bag.

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