teaboo

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/ˈtiː.ə.buː/

noun

A non-British person who is obsessed with British culture and media; an Anglophile.

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Meanings

nounteaboo (plural teaboos)

plural teaboos · alternative teeaboo

  1. InternetderogatoryoftenA non-British person who is obsessed with British culture and media; an Anglophile.

    I wonder if teaboos realize chavs exist.

    2013 June 24, @GiveMeRumRaisin, Twitter
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    BBC Sherlock is... Mostly /alright/. Nothing to warrant salivating teaboos.

    2014 August 1, Elaine, The Spooky (@Kitsunelaine), Twitter

    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

    2020 May 27, yenna (@hyaened), Twitter

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
anglophile

Origin

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

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APA

teaboo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaboo

MLA

“teaboo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaboo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teaboo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaboo.

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