teabagger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From tea + bagger or teabag + -er.
Meanings
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A machine that packages tea into teabags.
The equipment used, adapted from a Pneumatic Scale Co. teabagger, is a high-speed, horizontal form-fill-seal machine. The web is filled with ground coffee, over-packaged and at the same time flushed with an inert gas.
1977, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, volume 9, page 33:
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(dated, derogatory) An upper-class participant in motor racing.
[…]and for the great Parnelli Jones, and in the process telling off Colin Chapman-all superior upper-class teabagger manners and treachery
1999, Joe Scalzo, Indianapolis Roadsters, page 41:
- (slang, vulgar) A person who practices teabagging, i.e., the sexual act of inserting the scrotum into someone's mouth.
- (derogatory, often) An affiliate of the Tea Party movement, or a supporter of its protests and/or ideology.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tea-bagger | alternative | lexicographic | |
| teabaggers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
teahadist (Tea Party movement member) · teatard (Tea Party movement member)