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spill the tea

/ˌspɪl ðə ˈtiː/

spill the tea verb: to disclose information, especially of a sensitive nature.

Verb

spill the tea (third-person singular simple present spills the tea, present participle spilling the tea, simple past and past participle spilled the tea or spilt the tea)

  1. (informal) To disclose information, especially of a sensitive nature.
    • They are up in your business because you invited them in by spilling the tea on what you and your man earn.2012 October, Demetria L. Lucas, “Should I Worry That He Earns Less Money?”, in CARE, number 18, page 18
    • […] she makes good on her promise to out her celebrity husband in the media by going on the top nationally syndicated radio talk show of Neicy Ross, an even more tacky version of Wendy Williams, and spills the tea on her man in delicious detail, […]2013, Stanley Bennett Clay, "A Fun Quick Read", DBQ Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 1, January/February 2013, page 9

Synonyms of spill the tea

Forms of spill the tea

third-person singular presentspills the tea
present participlespilling the tea
past participlespilled the tea
pastspilled the tea
past participlespilt the tea
pastspilt the tea

Origin of spill the tea

Originally from spill the T, standing for truth, which evolved into tea. Possibly as a blend with spill the beans.

Words that rhyme with spill the tea

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Questions about spill the tea

What does spill the tea mean?
Spill the tea means to disclose information, especially of a sensitive nature.
What part of speech is spill the tea?
Spill the tea is a verb.
How do you pronounce spill the tea?
Spill the tea is pronounced /ˌspɪl ðə ˈtiː/.
What is the past tense of spill the tea?
The past tense of spill the tea is spilled the tea.

Words near spill the tea in the dictionary

  1. spill one's guts out
  2. spill one's seed
  3. spill out
  4. spill over
  5. spill the beans
  6. spill the tea
  7. spill vase
  8. spill vases
  9. spillable
  10. spillage
  11. spillages

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