tea bag

noun

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

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Away teams, we are proudly told, are given only hot water, tea bags and milk — the bare minimum. Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Until more is known about how plastic behaves inside our bodies, the researchers recommend taking common sense approaches like not using tea bags made from plastic, not heating food in plastic containers in the microwave, and shifting away from drinking out of plastic water bottles. Michael Franco, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025 The 62 spacious rooms strike a balance between simplicity and fun, with clean lines and tongue-in-cheek touches, such as tea bags tucked into faux cigarette packs. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025 Studies also suggest that discarding old tea bags can clog landfills and release harmful chemicals into the soil and groundwater. Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tea bag

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea bag was in 1935

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“Tea bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20bag. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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tea bag

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