: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Other oddities and relics the designers say add to the vintage Halloween theme include skeleton keys, cracked teacups, magnifying glasses, and even hats that look like they've been left behind.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
For more coastal adventures, head to one of Ireland’s teacup-sized island communities, like the Aran Islands off the coast of Galway.
—Louise Kavanagh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
The dog is a teacup poodle that Bloom adopted last year and has gushed about.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Other oddities and relics the designers say add to the vintage Halloween theme include skeleton keys, cracked teacups, magnifying glasses, and even hats that look like they've been left behind.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
For more coastal adventures, head to one of Ireland’s teacup-sized island communities, like the Aran Islands off the coast of Galway.
—Louise Kavanagh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
The dog is a teacup poodle that Bloom adopted last year and has gushed about.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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teacup
noun
tea·cup
ˈtē-ˌkəp 
: a small cup used with a saucer for hot beverages
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