"tea-bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tea-bag.wav Forms: tea-bags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tea-bag (plural tea-bags)
  1. Alternative spelling of teabag Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: teabag Categories (topical): Genitalia, Tea
    Sense id: en-tea-bag-en-noun--Rvkibmi Disambiguation of Genitalia: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Tea: 42 16 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 31

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tea-bag.wav Forms: tea-bags [present, singular, third-person], tea-bagging [participle, present], tea-bagged [participle, past], tea-bagged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} tea-bag (third-person singular simple present tea-bags, present participle tea-bagging, simple past and past participle tea-bagged)
  1. (chiefly water sports) To dunk into the sea or another body of water Categories (topical): Water sports, Genitalia, Tea
    Sense id: en-tea-bag-en-verb-Ophs0j0a Disambiguation of Genitalia: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Tea: 42 16 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 31
  2. Alternative spelling of teabag Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: teabag Categories (topical): Genitalia, Tea
    Sense id: en-tea-bag-en-verb--Rvkibmi Disambiguation of Genitalia: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Tea: 42 16 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 31

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