: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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Each galaxy is like a spinning teacup, but the whole platform – the cosmic filament — is rotating too.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
No need to worry about sourcing a matching teacup!
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
All things mini, from charcuterie boards to teacup-sized tambourines, are trending.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Even secondary characters and park-specific icons, like the Haunted Mansion’s Hat Box Ghost and Chip and Dale in a Mad Tea Party teacup, are included.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
No need to worry about sourcing a matching teacup!
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
All things mini, from charcuterie boards to teacup-sized tambourines, are trending.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Even secondary characters and park-specific icons, like the Haunted Mansion’s Hat Box Ghost and Chip and Dale in a Mad Tea Party teacup, are included.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 13 Dec. 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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