Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cup of tea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cup; specifically, ecclesiastical, the bowl or cup of a chalice or of a ciborium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun British a cup of tea.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, colloquial A cup of
tea . - noun
Eye dialect spelling ofcup of .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cup of tea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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During practice, it got away from Miles and smashed into a tree, an obstacle so rare at Sebring that the team modified his nickname "Teddy Teabagger" - based on his fondness for his afternoon "cuppa" - to "Teddy Treebagger."
Autoblog 2010
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During practice, it got away from Miles and smashed into a tree, an obstacle so rare at Sebring that the team modified his nickname "Teddy Teabagger" - based on his fondness for his afternoon "cuppa" - to "Teddy Treebagger."
Autoblog 2010
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For matriarch Sarah Kahn a glorious performance by Samantha Spiro, a cuppa is a panacea.
A 'Chicken Soup' Revival Full of Vigor Paul Levy 2011
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For matriarch Sarah Kahn a glorious performance by Samantha Spiro, a cuppa is a panacea.
A 'Chicken Soup' Revival Full of Vigor Paul Levy 2011
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VAN MARSH: In a country famous for its high tea, there's new speculation that the British tradition of a cuppa was the clandestine cover to kill a former Russian spy in London.
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ALFONZO VAN MARSH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Reporter: in a country famous for its high tea, there is new speculation that the British tradition of a cuppa was the clandestine cover to kill a former Russian spy in London.
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But when did we all start making that delicious black liquid brown? free download) 1922 volume "All About Coffee" by William H. Ukers, it was a Dutch ambassador in 1660 who first had the bright idea to mix nature's liquid candy with the life-giving elixir we know as a cuppa joe.
Slashfood 2010
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But when did we all start making that delicious black liquid brown? free download) 1922 volume "All About Coffee" by William H. Ukers, it was a Dutch ambassador in 1660 who first had the bright idea to mix nature's liquid candy with the life-giving elixir we know as a cuppa joe.
Slashfood 2010
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Hayley's mother told Wales on Sunday that having the Hoff round for a cuppa was a "surreal" experience.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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But the main event wasn't just about having a "cuppa" together.
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