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/tee"roohm', -room'/, n.a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.[1770-80; TEA + ROOM]
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tearoom — American a public lavatory frequented by homosexuals Another sort of meeting place frequented for refreshment and gossip. Whence the tearoom trade, those who frequent such haunts: The Tea Room trade they call it in America; in… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Tearoom (disambiguation) — * Tearoom is also gay slang referring to a venue where public sex occurs cottaging * Tea room can also refer to a room in a larger home where the woman of the house could entertain her female companions over a cup of tea free from male… … Wikipedia
Tearoom (U.K. and U.S.) — A tearoom is a small room or restaurant where beverages and light meals are served, having a sedate or subdued atmosphere. The term may also refer to a room dedicated to the serving of tea in a private house.A customer might expect to receive… … Wikipedia
tearoom — noun Date: 1778 a small restaurant or café with service and decor designed primarily for a female clientele … New Collegiate Dictionary
tearoom — Synonyms and related words: automat, beanery, bistro, buffet, buvette, cafe, cafeteria, canteen, cantina, chophouse, chuck wagon, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, diner, dining hall, dining room, dog wagon,… … Moby Thesaurus
tearoom — TEA ROOM s.f. Cameră pentru ceai. ♦ Ceainărie. [pron. ti rum. / < engl. tea room]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN TEA ROOM TI RUM/ s. f. salon pentru ceai. ♢ ceainărie. (< engl. tea room) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007.… … Dicționar Român
