tea party
Americannoun
-
a social gathering, usually in the afternoon, at which tea and light refreshments are served.
-
(initial capital letters) a conservative political movement in the U.S. that opposes taxes and government spending: named in reference to the Boston Tea Party of 1773.
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tea party
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In Summerland, spirits had bodies and clothes, lived in cottages or palaces, sat on sofas or under willow trees, sang and held tea parties, ate “spiritual food” for breakfast.
From Literature
For tea parties, if we have any sense, we buy neon-frosted supermarket cakes.
In a set of playful experiments modeled after children's tea parties, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have shown for the first time that apes can use imagination and take part in pretend play.
From Science Daily
He imagined the color and chaos of a tea party in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
From Literature
"Spending the day with my whole family and enjoying a lovely afternoon tea party with plenty of bubbles made it especially memorable," she said.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
