Texas teas

Noun

Texas tea (countable and uncountable, plural Texas teas)

1. (slang) Crude oil.
   • Marshall didn't stumble on his fortune, but sure enough, his well was filled by the same Texas tea.2011, Russell J. Fishkind, Probate Wars of the Rich and Famous, →ISBN
2. (slang) Motor oil.
   • My car just hit 3,000 so it needs some new Texas tea.
3. A video slot machine that has a Texas oil industry theme.
   • My hat itches and I have lost nine dollars at Texas Tea.2016, Caroline Kepnes, Hidden Bodies, →ISBN
4. A variation of Long Island iced tea, a highly potent mixed drink made of a variety of alcoholic ingredients, without any actual iced tea.
   • Cowboy Cocktails, such as Jack and Seven, also known as Seven and Seven in the South (Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 and 7UP), Texas Comfort (Southern Comfort and Ginger Ale), Texas Tea (Jack Daniel's and Pepsi, among other ingredients), whiskey/bourbon on the rocks or straight up, and whiskey sours may...2009, Judy Allen, Event Planning, →ISBN
5. (Texas) Iced tea.
   • It gave Mike time to make me some Texas tea.” Martin looked puzzled. “I thought Texas tea was slang for oil.” “It may be. But to Texans like Mike and me, it merely means well-brewed, properly iced tea.”2005, JoAnna Carl, The Chocolate Mouse Trap: A Chocoholic Mystery, →ISBN
6. Strong coffee.
   • The event, sponsored by the ESA Student Involvement Committee, featured a Texas-sized cake from Mrs. Johnson's Bakery and gallons of Texas Tea, donated by Enterprise Coffee Beans, Dallas1991 May, “Texas Tea Time”, in The Alcalde, volume 79, number 5

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