teaboo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtiː.ə.buː/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From tea + -aboo, referencing the stereotypical British fondness for tea.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| teeaboo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| teaboos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |