: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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In both, teacups make important appearances, as does faith, religious belief, and heartbreak.
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Diana Arterian
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
In her youth, her mother and grandmother would turn teacups upside down, throw a pinch of salt over their shoulders and place brooms around the house — practices often done to promote good fortune and ward off negative energy.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Human beings don’t break under pressure, like at teacup dropped on cement.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Anselmo Ballester—the Roman artist behind many classic film posters—created a poster for the hotel that hangs in the lobby near an antique Steinway, and a small hallway displays artifacts like the hotel’s original teacups and black-and-white photos of movie stars who have stayed here.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
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Diana Arterian
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
In her youth, her mother and grandmother would turn teacups upside down, throw a pinch of salt over their shoulders and place brooms around the house — practices often done to promote good fortune and ward off negative energy.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Human beings don’t break under pressure, like at teacup dropped on cement.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Anselmo Ballester—the Roman artist behind many classic film posters—created a poster for the hotel that hangs in the lobby near an antique Steinway, and a small hallway displays artifacts like the hotel’s original teacups and black-and-white photos of movie stars who have stayed here.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 1 Jul. 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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