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teaboo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtiː.ə.buː/
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Etymology

From tea + -aboo, referencing the stereotypical British fondness for tea.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, derogatory, often) A non-British person who is obsessed with British culture and media; an Anglophile.
    • BBC Sherlock is... Mostly /alright/. Nothing to warrant salivating teaboos. 2014 August 1, Elaine, The Spooky (@Kitsunelaine), Twitter:
    • I wonder if teaboos realize chavs exist. 2013 June 24, @GiveMeRumRaisin, Twitter:
    • Remember when people were teaboos. Like Sherlock Harry Potter Doctor And 1D who we’re^([sic]) thriving all at the same time and people would be like ugh british boys 🥺 and wear british flags as aesthetic accessories and wanted to go to the UK and loved the accents ...t 2020 May 27, yenna (@hyaened), Twitter:

Forms

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teeaboo alternative lexicographic
teaboos Number=Plur lexicographic