: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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Alina cradled her teacup, half awestruck.
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The Fujiwhara Effect is the interaction of two tropical systems that causes both to dance around each other like a spinning teacup amusement park ride or ballroom dancers moving in unison, AccuWeather said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The Alice in Wonderland dark ride, Mad Tea Party teacups ride and Peter Pan’s Flight are all set in England.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
To amp up the aesthetic, add a vintage teacup to your nightstand as a jewelry organizer.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The Fujiwhara Effect is the interaction of two tropical systems that causes both to dance around each other like a spinning teacup amusement park ride or ballroom dancers moving in unison, AccuWeather said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The Alice in Wonderland dark ride, Mad Tea Party teacups ride and Peter Pan’s Flight are all set in England.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
To amp up the aesthetic, add a vintage teacup to your nightstand as a jewelry organizer.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 21 Oct. 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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