tea party en · NOUN
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Meanings
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A semiformal afternoon social gathering at which tea, sandwiches and cakes are served.
On January 23, MTR Elizabeth Line held an office-based tea party at which colleagues were encouraged to donate home-baked goods. It provided staff with an opportunity to take time out of their busy schedules and reminded everyone to take care of their mental health and wellbeing.
2020 July 1, “Case Studies: Brew Monday”, in Rail, page 59:
- A type of imaginative playing in which children gather with each other or their dolls to mimic having a real tea party or other formal meal, often without any food at all.
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(figuratively) An interaction characterized by a high degree of courtesy, delicacy, deference, and avoidance of conflict.
Trials marked by strife, belligerent behaviour, unwarranted personal attacks, and other forms of disruptive and discourteous conduct are antithetical to the peaceful and orderly resolution of disputes we strive to achieve. By the same token, trials are not — nor are they meant to be — tea parties. […] Care must be taken to ensure that free expression, resolute advocacy and the right of an accused to make full answer and defence are not sacrificed at the altar of civility.
2018 June 1, Michael Moldaver, “Groia v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 27”, in CanLII, retrieved 17 Apr 2021:
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mn цайны ёслол (semi-formal social gathering) · hu uzsonna (semi-formal social gathering) · ru ча́шка ча́я (semi-formal social gathering) · pt café da tarde (semi-formal social gathering) · cmn 茶話會 /茶话会 (semi-formal social gathering) · da teselskab (semi-formal social gathering) · fi teekutsut (semi-formal social gathering) · vi tiệc trà (semi-formal social gathering) · pt festa do chá (imaginary meal among children) · ru зва́ный чай (semi-formal social gathering) · fr dînette (semi-formal social gathering) · ko 티파티 (semi-formal social gathering) · pt chá de bonecas (imaginary meal among children) · ja 茗宴 (semi-formal social gathering) · fr dînette (imaginary meal among children) · sv tebjudning (semi-formal social gathering) · pt chá da tarde (semi-formal social gathering) · ru чаепи́тие (semi-formal social gathering) · fr dinette (imaginary meal among children) · cmn 茶會 /茶会 (semi-formal social gathering) · mk чајанка (semi-formal social gathering) · ja 茗醼 (semi-formal social gathering) · ru чай (semi-formal social gathering) · sv te (semi-formal social gathering) · ja ティーパーティー (semi-formal social gathering) · de Tee-Party (semi-formal social gathering) · ta தேநீர் விருந்து (semi-formal social gathering) · sv teceremoni (semi-formal social gathering) · ja 茶会 (semi-formal social gathering) · fi leikkiruokailu (imaginary meal among children) · fr thé (semi-formal social gathering) · da teselskab (imaginary meal among children) · ko 다과회 (semi-formal social gathering)