Meanings
alternative as much use as a chocolate teapot
- simileTotally useless.
Synonyms: as much use as a chocolate fireguard, as much use as a chocolate teapot, useful as tits on a bull
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseTotally useless.
Origin
Since a chocolate teapot would be melted by hot tea and is therefore a useless idea.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish täysin hyödytön
- täysin hyödytönTotally useless
Polish potrzebny jak dziura w moście
- potrzebny jak dziura w mościeTotally useless
Scottish Gaelic cho feumail ri pàillean am fàsach
- cho feumail ri pàillean am fàsachTotally useless
Vietnamese cơn bão trong tách trà
- cơn bão trong tách tràTotally useless
Cite this entry
useful as a chocolate teapot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/useful%20as%20a%20chocolate%20teapot
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