teaboo

English

Etymology

From tea +‎ -aboo, referencing the stereotypical British fondness for tea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.ə.buː/

Noun

teaboo (plural teaboos)

1. (Internet slang, often derogatory) A non-British person who is obsessed with British culture and media; an Anglophile.
   • 2013 June 24, @GiveMeRumRaisin, Twitter‎^[1]:

     I wonder if teaboos realize chavs exist.

   • 2014 August 1, Elaine, The Spooky (@Kitsunelaine), Twitter‎^[2]:

     BBC Sherlock is... Mostly /alright/. Nothing to warrant salivating teaboos.

   • 2020 May 27, yenna (@hyaened), Twitter‎^[3]:

     Remember when people were teaboos. Like Sherlock Harry Potter Doctor And 1D who we’re^[sic] thriving all at the same time and people would be like ugh british boys 🥺 and wear british flags as aesthetic accessories and wanted to go to the UK and loved the accents ...t

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:teaboo.