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clock the tea

clock the tea verb: to discover the truth about something.

Verb

clock the tea (third-person singular simple present clocks the tea, present participle clocking the tea, simple past and past participle clocked the tea)

  1. (idiomatic, LGBTQ slang and African-American Vernacular) To discover the truth about something.
    • On Tuesday (Dec. 8), Cardi [B] revealed her tips and tricks and praised that no one checked her for them. “It’s the fact that I used to put 2 thick a– tights under my jeans in Highschool to make my a– look fatter and nobody ever clock the tea,” she tweeted.2020 December 9, Heran Mamo, “Cardi B Reveals How She Made Her Backside Look More Ample in High School”, in Billboard

Forms of clock the tea

third-person singular presentclocks the tea
present participleclocking the tea
past participleclocked the tea
pastclocked the tea

Origin of clock the tea

From clock (“to notice”) + the + tea (“information, gossip”).

Questions about clock the tea

What does clock the tea mean?
Clock the tea means to discover the truth about something.
What part of speech is clock the tea?
Clock the tea is a verb.
What is the past tense of clock the tea?
The past tense of clock the tea is clocked the tea.

Words near clock the tea in the dictionary

  1. clock speed
  2. clock speeds
  3. clock star
  4. clock stars
  5. clock system
  6. clock the tea
  7. clock time
  8. clock tower
  9. clock towers
  10. clock up
  11. clock vine

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