shower tea

English

Etymology

From shower +‎ tea.

Pronunciation

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Noun

shower tea (plural shower teas)

1. (Australia) A bridal shower.
   • 1983, Australian Senate Hansard, page 3401:

     I attended recently a shower tea for a young woman getting married.

   • 1986, Berwyn Lewis, No Children by Choice, page 130:

     Kim had a shower tea when we got married 'cause he loves food.

   • 1991, J. Haynes, J.F. Archibald, The Bulletin, numbers 5759-5767, page 96:

     The lovers prepare for marriage. There's a shower tea and a bucks' party. Then the groom walks out.

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