What does 'spill the tea' mean? The English We Speak

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BBC Learning English


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Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak with me, Feifei...
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...and me, Roy.
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We may sound a little different. That's
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because we are not able to record in our
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normal studios during
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the coronavirus outbreak.
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Roy, have you heard about Rob?
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No, what about Rob?
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Well, you know that Rob's been wearing
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a long t-shirt recently.
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It's because the other night
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he went out with some friends. Well,
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he lost a dare and now he's got
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a tattoo of panda
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on a skateboard on his arm.
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Feifei, he's probably really embarrassed
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about that. You shouldn't gossip.
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I am not! But, you always love it when
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I spill the tea!
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You spilt some tea? While recording!?
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That's dangerous when we're
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surrounded by laptops
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and microphones.
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No Roy, 'spilling the tea' means 'to gossip'.
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I'm going to spill the tea some more right
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after these examples...
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I shouldn't spill the tea, but have you
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heard that Bob and Susan are dating?
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Come on, spill the tea. Tell me what
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you know about Derek!
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I'll spill the tea. There's going to be a
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huge party and no one has invited Peter.
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This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English and
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we're talking about the expression
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'spill the tea' which means to 'to gossip'.
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So come on Feifei, spill the tea. You know
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everything that happens in the office. How
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did you know about Rob's tattoo?
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I will never reveal my sources.
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Well, OK. It was Neil.
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I can't believe you told me that!
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You gave up your source so easily.
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Well you asked, so I told you!
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I'm just really honest.
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Well, Feifei. I have a surprise for you!
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You know that Neil told you that
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Rob has a new
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tattoo?
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Yes.
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Well Feifei, Rob hasn't really got
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a 'panda on a skateboard' tattoo - we
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created the story
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to see if you'd spill the tea! Rob would
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never do something so silly!
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That's not fair! Bye, Roy.
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Bye.
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