EXAMPLES OF SELCOUTH
verb
(in a video game) to decrease a character’s or characters’ attributes or abilities with a spell, skill, or item.
EXAMPLES OF DEBUFF
noun
interesting or confidential information; gossip; news.
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Tea, as dished about in jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson’s new book, Historically Black Phrases, out now from Ten Speed Press from Penguin Random House:
PRONUNCIATION
Phonetic.
TRANSLATION
“Information.”
USAGE
A foundational piece of Black queer language that originated in Black drag culture. Describes potentially unknown or little-known information; it can be obvious or take some discerning.
EXAMPLE
Ryanne arrived to the after-party late. “What’s tea, sis?” she said to her bestie Mika, sensing she’s just missed something. “Apparently Simone’s boyfriend and side piece are both on their way,” Mika whispered.
ORIGIN OF TEA