r/MurderedByWords Jan 08 '20

Murder Promptly blocked after this

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u/Lennison Jan 08 '20

Holy fuck this is the tea

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u/certified-busta Jan 08 '20 edited Jan 08 '20

Can someone explain to me what this "tea" thing is? I obviously missed the catalyst and am very out of touch with the youths, as an old man of 23 years.

edit: I now know what the tea is

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '20

The tea is the truth (i.e., the T). It came from the gay community and has been in common use in that community for more than 30 years, though I don’t know how long it’s actually been around. It has entered the common lexicon over the last 10 years through RuPaul’s Drag Race.