high tea

noun

: a fairly substantial late afternoon or early evening meal at which tea is served

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The performance will be introduced by musicologist Adam Gilbert and followed by an audience Q&A with the musicians and a high tea buffet with French champagne. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026 Stay at Miss Molly's Inn, a Victorian-era house turned seven-room B&B that offers high tea in the afternoons. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026 Come for high tea and stay for all the tea-spilling. Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026 Locals dress up for afternoon conversations over high tea at Le Salon, cocktails in the posh Polo Club Lounge, or leisurely weekend brunches in the sunlit Grill Room. AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high tea

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high tea was in 1831

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“High tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20tea. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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