Dictionary
tea party
noun
: an afternoon social gathering at which tea is served
Full Definition of TEA PARTY
1
: an afternoon social gathering at which tea is served
2
[from the Boston Tea Party, name applied to the occasion in 1773 when a shipment of tea was thrown into Boston harbor in protest against the tax on imports] : an exciting disturbance or proceeding
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First Known Use of TEA PARTY
1778
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