tea bag

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noun

variants or less commonly teabag

ˈtē-ˌbag 

plural tea bags also teabags

: a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving

… we poured boiling water into a mug and let the tea bag steep for seven minutes.

—Jane Herz

teabag

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verb

tea·​bag ˈtē-ˌbag 

variants or less commonly tea bag or tea-bag

teabagged also tea bagged or tea-bagged; teabagging also tea bagging or tea-bagging; teabags also tea bags or tea-bags

transitive verb

1

vulgar : to put one's scrotum into the mouth of or onto or around the face of (another person) for sexual stimulation

2

vulgar : to put the scrotum of (someone) into one's mouth or onto or around one's face for sexual stimulation

teabagging noun

or less commonly tea bagging or tea-bagging

vulgar

Examples of tea bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Add a tea bag and some warm water to a footbath and soak your feet in it for 15 to 30 minutes. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

The 6-cup electric kettle features a removable stainless-steel tea infuser that’s perfect for brewing loose-leaf teas or tea bags. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026

Place used tea bags in the fridge to cool, then place them on your eyes to reduce puffiness or on any patch of sunburned skin to ease the aches. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026

Add the sugar, basil and tea bags and stir until the sugar is dissolved. — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1886, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1994, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for tea bag

• airbag
• handbag
• ragtag
• sandbag
• ag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hag
• hagg

Kids Definition

tea bag

noun

: a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving