pink tean.

Brit.

/pɪŋk ˈtiː/, U.S.

/ˌpɪŋk ˈti/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pink adj.², tea n.¹

Etymology: < pink adj.² (compare sense 1 at that entry) + tea n.¹

North American.

1. A formal tea party or other social engagement, esp. one hosted and (largely) attended by women, often for charitable fund-raising; (in extended use) an exclusive gathering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > tea-party

school feast1708

tea1738

tea-treatc1748

tea-visit1765

tea-party1778

tea-drinking1781

thé1788

tea junketing1820

tea-night1823

tea-shine1838

tea-fight1849

tea soirée1850

muffin-worry1859

kettledrum1861

muffin-fight1876

pink tea1883

bun-worry1889

train tea1895

tea-meeting1897

bun-struggle1899

American tea1915

silver tea1921

bunfight1928

1883 Evening Observer (Dunkirk, N.Y.) 17 Aug. 1/3 Those who did not attend ‘the pink tea’ at Mrs. Clarence Howard's missed a very pleasant evening.

1885 Cook (N.Y.) 15 June 8/2 The latest novel and picturesque entertainment for charitable purposes is the Pink Tea.

1887 Harper's Mag. Jan. 204/1 A Protestant good cause is to be furthered by a bazar or a ‘pink tea’.

1905 J. London Let. 15 Sept. (1966) 184 Do you remember how Bessie dragged Anna Strunsky's name through the mire? Through all the..pink-tea councils?

1952 North Star (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Dec. 2/1 We were only a name mentioned disparagingly at the clique's pink teas.

2002 Miami Herald (Nexis) 7 Feb. 13 She has given many years of service to the church and the community in many areas, such as serving..as chairwoman of the church's annual Pink Tea.

2. figurative. As the type of something very polite, genteel, or delicate (usually in negative constructions). Cf. vicarage tea party n. at vicarage n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1906 N.Y. Evening Post 17 Nov. 1 From all accounts these [football] battles of the early eighties and late seventies were no ‘pink tea’ affairs.

1945 Boulder (Colorado) Daily Camera 2 Nov. 7/4 Yes, the war was no pink tea.

2001 Vancouver Sun 5 Feb. b10 He played with passion, not the pink tea often associated with Mendelssohn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pink tea
释义	pink tean. Brit. /pɪŋk ˈtiː/, U.S. /ˌpɪŋk ˈti/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pink adj.², tea n.¹ Etymology: < pink adj.² (compare sense 1 at that entry) + tea n.¹ North American. 1. A formal tea party or other social engagement, esp. one hosted and (largely) attended by women, often for charitable fund-raising; (in extended use) an exclusive gathering. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > tea-party school feast1708 tea1738 tea-treatc1748 tea-visit1765 tea-party1778 tea-drinking1781 thé1788 tea junketing1820 tea-night1823 tea-shine1838 tea-fight1849 tea soirée1850 muffin-worry1859 kettledrum1861 muffin-fight1876 pink tea1883 bun-worry1889 train tea1895 tea-meeting1897 bun-struggle1899 American tea1915 silver tea1921 bunfight1928 1883 Evening Observer (Dunkirk, N.Y.) 17 Aug. 1/3 Those who did not attend ‘the pink tea’ at Mrs. Clarence Howard's missed a very pleasant evening. 1885 Cook (N.Y.) 15 June 8/2 The latest novel and picturesque entertainment for charitable purposes is the Pink Tea. 1887 Harper's Mag. Jan. 204/1 A Protestant good cause is to be furthered by a bazar or a ‘pink tea’. 1905 J. London Let. 15 Sept. (1966) 184 Do you remember how Bessie dragged Anna Strunsky's name through the mire? Through all the..pink-tea councils? 1952 North Star (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Dec. 2/1 We were only a name mentioned disparagingly at the clique's pink teas. 2002 Miami Herald (Nexis) 7 Feb. 13 She has given many years of service to the church and the community in many areas, such as serving..as chairwoman of the church's annual Pink Tea. 2. figurative. As the type of something very polite, genteel, or delicate (usually in negative constructions). Cf. vicarage tea party n. at vicarage n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1906 N.Y. Evening Post 17 Nov. 1 From all accounts these [football] battles of the early eighties and late seventies were no ‘pink tea’ affairs. 1945 Boulder (Colorado) Daily Camera 2 Nov. 7/4 Yes, the war was no pink tea. 2001 Vancouver Sun 5 Feb. b10 He played with passion, not the pink tea often associated with Mendelssohn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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