teaboo

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtiː.ə.buː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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teaboo (plural teaboos)

  1. (Internet slang, often derogatory) A non-British person who is obsessed with British culture and media; an Anglophile.
    • 2013 June 24, @GiveMeRumRaisin, Twitter[1]:
      I wonder if teaboos realize chavs exist.
    • 2014 August 1, Elaine, The Spooky (@Kitsunelaine), Twitter[2]:
      BBC Sherlock is... Mostly /alright/. Nothing to warrant salivating teaboos.
    • 2020 May 27, yenna (@hyaened), Twitter[3]:
      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
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:teaboo.