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picky tea en · NOUN
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(UK, colloquial) A meal of miscellaneous snack foods served together.
My granda would make everything from scratch and it was a wonderful feast of a picky tea. His potatoes deep-fried in batter were amazing.
2017, Sarah Millican, How to be Champion:I scoff these as a mid-afternoon snack, as part of a 'picky tea' or even just because. Cheese and onion is an iconic flavour combination across the world, mainly because of crisps, but they are just so good together!
2023, Jane Dunn, Jane’s Patisserie Everyday:
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picky plate · picky bits