shower tea en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From shower + tea.
Meanings
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(Australia) A bridal shower.
Kim had a shower tea when we got married 'cause he loves food.
1986, Berwyn Lewis, No Children by Choice, page 130:The lovers prepare for marriage. There's a shower tea and a bucks' party. Then the groom walks out.
1991, J. Haynes, J.F. Archibald, The Bulletin, numbers 5759-5767, page 96:I attended recently a shower tea for a young woman getting married.
1983, Australian Senate Hansard, page 3401:
Forms
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| shower teas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |