tearoomn.

Brit.

/ˈtiːruːm/,

/ˈtiːrʊm/, U.S.

/ˈtiˌrum/,

/ˈtiˌrʊm/, South African English /ˈtiːruːm/

Forms: see tea n.¹ and room n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tea n.¹, room n.¹

Etymology: < tea n.¹ + room n.¹With sense 2 compare earlier use of teahouse in the same sense: 1927 A. J. Rosanoff et al. Man. Psychiatry (ed. 6) ii. vii. 204 Tea house, a public lavatory frequented by homosexuals.

a. A room in a public establishment (as a hotel, assembly room, etc.) in which tea is served; (also) a room or area for this purpose in a private house. Now chiefly: a small restaurant or cafe where tea and light refreshments, especially cakes and other baked goods, are served.

ΚΠ

1733 T. Gent Antient & Mod. Hist. Rippon Pref. p. xiv Description of the Assembly Rooms... Upon the left Hand is a Room 43 Feet long, 15 Feet broad, and 15 Feet high, designed for the Grand Tea-Room.

a1741 C. Fiennes Journeys (1947) iv. 359 Another little closet with the tea equipage and under that was such a little tea roome within the drawing roome.

c1748 S. Richardson Let. in Corr. (1804) III. 317 Miss Chudleigh is gone into the tea-room.

1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. ii. 167 They were proceeding to the tea-room.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xiv. 153 Paul now slipped away from the cushioned corner of a sofa.., and went down-stairs into the tea room to ready for Florence.

1888 Standard 24 Dec. 2/5 The vestibule of the building being arranged as a bazaar and elegant lounge, together with a restaurant, private dining alcoves, smoking galleries, and luncheon and tea rooms.

1913 Reply Dec. 196 The oldest tea room in New York.

1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite ii, in Scots Quair (1995) 87 So up at last, sitting down in the tea-room, Ma ordering eggs and scones and pancakes and butter and honey in little jars.

1952 D. Edwards My Naughty Little Sister viii. 42 So they went into the tea-room and there was the birthday-tea spread out on the table.

1971 N. Brown Antarctic Housewife i. 1 Our conversation was taking place in a fashionable tearoom overlooking Princes Street gardens in the beautiful city of Edinburgh.

2002 P. Long Guide to Rural Wales vii. 252 Visitors can..relax with a snack in the museum tea room and let the children romp in the play area.

b. British. A room in the House of Commons where tea, coffee, and light refreshments are served. Also as a modifier, in allusive use, with reference to the practice of Members of Parliament meeting in the tea room to discuss political matters informally, and to political intrigue arising from this.In use as a modifier in the mid-nineteenth cent., and later historical use, often with reference to a group of Liberal politicians who refused to support the then leader of the Liberal Party, William Ewart Gladstone, in his opposition to Conservative Party proposals to extend electoral suffrage, esp. in Tea Room party.Cf. cloakroom n. 3.

ΚΠ

1823 J. Griscom Year in Europe I. 80 Several members of the lower house came into the tea room, with whom we had a pleasant conversation, on topics relative to America.

1867 Spectator 7 Sept. 994/2 Mr. Dillwyn takes no pains to conceal the feelings of many of the Tea-Room party for Mr Gladstone.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Sept. 2/2 Even a tea-room compromise [between political parties] would be welcome at the present moment.

1914 W. Holt Beacon for Blind xvii. 165 The Tea-Room party won their way, and Disraeli's Bill passed.

1955 A. Briggs Victorian People (rev. ed.) 281 Disunited though they were in principles, the tearoom group were united in dislike of Gladstone's tactics.

1987 Times 11 Mar. 4/2 The Speaker (Mr Bernard Weatherill): I am not responsible for what goes on in the tea room or outside the Chamber.

2009 Observer (Nexis) 26 July 24 Plenty of Westminster votes are arranged in murky tea room conspiracies.

2. U.S. slang. A public toilet used by men to engage in or solicit sexual activity with other men. Cf. cottage n. 5c.

ΚΠ

1932 ‘R. Scully’ Scarlet Pansy xxiii. 191 Fay and Bobby on their way home dropped into the tearoom which the Butsches patronized at the time and where some of their number could be found every afternoon.

1971 J. F. Hunter Gay Insider xiv. 192 Fucking men in tearooms is by no means unheard of, but it is rare due to the constant possibility..of arrest.

1993 Spy (N.Y.) Sept. 73 (advt.) A quarterly journal for men into sex in public places; baths, tearooms, parks.

2004 J. McCourt Queer Street vi. 98 What you meet a lot of in tea rooms, talking of touching, is cops.

3. South African. A small, local shop selling newspapers, cigarettes, confectionery, groceries, etc.; a convenience store. Cf. café n. Additions.

ΚΠ

1951 Natal Mercury 5 Apr. 2 A beautifully fitted up Tearoom and General Dealer on main road.

1976 Personality 22 Feb. (TV & Radio section) 6 I told the girl in our local tearoom I wanted 40 cigarettes of a brand I named.

1990 R. Gool Cape Town Coolie 30 He entered the tea-room, really an old-fashioned winkel.

Compounds

General use as a modifier (in sense 2); esp. designating a man who engages in or solicits sexual activity with other men in public toilets. Chiefly in tearoom queen. Cf. cottage n. Compounds 1d.

ΚΠ

1941 G. Legman Lang. of Homosexuality in G. W. Henry Sex Variants II. App. vii. 1177 Tea-room queen., a homosexual who frequents toilet rooms to find persons amenable to his erotic..plans.

1970 L. Humphreys Tearoom Trade 8 Men who play the tearoom game must be able to know when someone is approaching.

1978 L. Kramer Faggots 94 I get sick of loitering at the loos. The smell is so rancid, Rolla. I am not a tea-room queen.

1994 P. Califia Public Sex i. 76 Like any other sexual minority, tearoom cruisers comprise a subculture with its own mores and codes of behavior.

2018 W. Ballard ‘Me’ Too in Japan 45 I have never been a tearoom queen, though I knew one once.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	tearoom
释义	tearoomn. Brit. /ˈtiːruːm/, /ˈtiːrʊm/, U.S. /ˈtiˌrum/, /ˈtiˌrʊm/, South African English /ˈtiːruːm/ Forms: see tea n.¹ and room n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tea n.¹, room n.¹ Etymology: < tea n.¹ + room n.¹With sense 2 compare earlier use of teahouse in the same sense: 1927 A. J. Rosanoff et al. Man. Psychiatry (ed. 6) ii. vii. 204 Tea house, a public lavatory frequented by homosexuals. 1. a. A room in a public establishment (as a hotel, assembly room, etc.) in which tea is served; (also) a room or area for this purpose in a private house. Now chiefly: a small restaurant or cafe where tea and light refreshments, especially cakes and other baked goods, are served. ΚΠ 1733 T. Gent Antient & Mod. Hist. Rippon Pref. p. xiv Description of the Assembly Rooms... Upon the left Hand is a Room 43 Feet long, 15 Feet broad, and 15 Feet high, designed for the Grand Tea-Room. a1741 C. Fiennes Journeys (1947) iv. 359 Another little closet with the tea equipage and under that was such a little tea roome within the drawing roome. c1748 S. Richardson Let. in Corr. (1804) III. 317 Miss Chudleigh is gone into the tea-room. 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. ii. 167 They were proceeding to the tea-room. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xiv. 153 Paul now slipped away from the cushioned corner of a sofa.., and went down-stairs into the tea room to ready for Florence. 1888 Standard 24 Dec. 2/5 The vestibule of the building being arranged as a bazaar and elegant lounge, together with a restaurant, private dining alcoves, smoking galleries, and luncheon and tea rooms. 1913 Reply Dec. 196 The oldest tea room in New York. 1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite ii, in Scots Quair (1995) 87 So up at last, sitting down in the tea-room, Ma ordering eggs and scones and pancakes and butter and honey in little jars. 1952 D. Edwards My Naughty Little Sister viii. 42 So they went into the tea-room and there was the birthday-tea spread out on the table. 1971 N. Brown Antarctic Housewife i. 1 Our conversation was taking place in a fashionable tearoom overlooking Princes Street gardens in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. 2002 P. Long Guide to Rural Wales vii. 252 Visitors can..relax with a snack in the museum tea room and let the children romp in the play area. b. British. A room in the House of Commons where tea, coffee, and light refreshments are served. Also as a modifier, in allusive use, with reference to the practice of Members of Parliament meeting in the tea room to discuss political matters informally, and to political intrigue arising from this.In use as a modifier in the mid-nineteenth cent., and later historical use, often with reference to a group of Liberal politicians who refused to support the then leader of the Liberal Party, William Ewart Gladstone, in his opposition to Conservative Party proposals to extend electoral suffrage, esp. in Tea Room party.Cf. cloakroom n. 3. ΚΠ 1823 J. Griscom Year in Europe I. 80 Several members of the lower house came into the tea room, with whom we had a pleasant conversation, on topics relative to America. 1867 Spectator 7 Sept. 994/2 Mr. Dillwyn takes no pains to conceal the feelings of many of the Tea-Room party for Mr Gladstone. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Sept. 2/2 Even a tea-room compromise [between political parties] would be welcome at the present moment. 1914 W. Holt Beacon for Blind xvii. 165 The Tea-Room party won their way, and Disraeli's Bill passed. 1955 A. Briggs Victorian People (rev. ed.) 281 Disunited though they were in principles, the tearoom group were united in dislike of Gladstone's tactics. 1987 Times 11 Mar. 4/2 The Speaker (Mr Bernard Weatherill): I am not responsible for what goes on in the tea room or outside the Chamber. 2009 Observer (Nexis) 26 July 24 Plenty of Westminster votes are arranged in murky tea room conspiracies. 2. U.S. slang. A public toilet used by men to engage in or solicit sexual activity with other men. Cf. cottage n. 5c. ΚΠ 1932 ‘R. Scully’ Scarlet Pansy xxiii. 191 Fay and Bobby on their way home dropped into the tearoom which the Butsches patronized at the time and where some of their number could be found every afternoon. 1971 J. F. Hunter Gay Insider xiv. 192 Fucking men in tearooms is by no means unheard of, but it is rare due to the constant possibility..of arrest. 1993 Spy (N.Y.) Sept. 73 (advt.) A quarterly journal for men into sex in public places; baths, tearooms, parks. 2004 J. McCourt Queer Street vi. 98 What you meet a lot of in tea rooms, talking of touching, is cops. 3. South African. A small, local shop selling newspapers, cigarettes, confectionery, groceries, etc.; a convenience store. Cf. café n. Additions. ΚΠ 1951 Natal Mercury 5 Apr. 2 A beautifully fitted up Tearoom and General Dealer on main road. 1976 Personality 22 Feb. (TV & Radio section) 6 I told the girl in our local tearoom I wanted 40 cigarettes of a brand I named. 1990 R. Gool Cape Town Coolie 30 He entered the tea-room, really an old-fashioned winkel. Compounds General use as a modifier (in sense 2); esp. designating a man who engages in or solicits sexual activity with other men in public toilets. Chiefly in tearoom queen. Cf. cottage n. Compounds 1d. ΚΠ 1941 G. Legman Lang. of Homosexuality in G. W. Henry Sex Variants II. App. vii. 1177 Tea-room queen., a homosexual who frequents toilet rooms to find persons amenable to his erotic..plans. 1970 L. Humphreys Tearoom Trade 8 Men who play the tearoom game must be able to know when someone is approaching. 1978 L. Kramer Faggots 94 I get sick of loitering at the loos. The smell is so rancid, Rolla. I am not a tea-room queen. 1994 P. Califia Public Sex i. 76 Like any other sexual minority, tearoom cruisers comprise a subculture with its own mores and codes of behavior. 2018 W. Ballard ‘Me’ Too in Japan 45 I have never been a tearoom queen, though I knew one once. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1733
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