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no tea, no shade

no tea, no shade adverb: indicating that no offence is meant, that the speaker is merely making an observation.

Adverb

no tea, no shade (not comparable)

  1. (LGBTQ slang) Indicating that no offence is meant, that the speaker is merely making an observation.
    • No tea no shade, I do not like your hair today.
    • Even before LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett left the group, it always felt to me like DC was about Beyoncé, like Destiny's Child should just be called Beyoncé (and her chorus of rotating background singers), no tea no shade.2012, Madison Moore, How to Be Beyonce

Synonyms of no tea, no shade

Origin of no tea, no shade

See throw shade and spill the tea.

Questions about no tea, no shade

What does no tea, no shade mean?
No tea, no shade means indicating that no offence is meant, that the speaker is merely making an observation.
What part of speech is no tea, no shade?
No tea, no shade is an adverb.

Words near no tea, no shade in the dictionary

  1. No Such Agency
  2. no such luck
  3. no such thing
  4. no suh
  5. no sweat
  6. no tea, no shade
  7. no thank you
  8. no thanks
  9. no thanks to
  10. no thing
  11. no thoughts, head empty

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