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[–] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Surprisingly it was pretty popular as slang about 10 years ago. I remember being in high school here in the US and hearing students say "here's the tea" when they're about to bring up gossip

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had literally not heard this before until Hazbin

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"spill the tea" is a known idiom.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It is?

I've heard "spill the beans", but never "spill the tea".

[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

We're two of today's ten thousand!

[–] Denvil@lemmy.one 4 points 4 months ago

I haven't heard it very frequently, but enough to know it

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It comes from the drag community. The "tea" is short for "truth"

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago