Spill the tea
의미: To share gossip or reveal juicy, often scandalous information.
When someone says 'spill the tea,' they want to hear all the gossip — the drama, the secrets, the scandalous details. 'Tea' in this context means gossip or truth. You can 'spill' tea (share gossip), 'sip' tea (listen to gossip), or simply acknowledge that tea is being 'served' (gossip is being shared). It's one of the most widely used slang expressions in American social media culture.
예문
- Girl, spill the tea — what happened at the party last night? 快说快说——昨晚派对上发生了什么?Tía, suéltalo todo — ¿qué pasó en la fiesta anoche?ねえ、教えてよ——昨日のパーティーで何があったの?야, 다 말해봐 — 어젯밤 파티에서 무슨 일 있었어?
- She spilled all the tea about their breakup. 她把他们分手的八卦全说了。Soltó todo el cotilleo sobre su ruptura.彼女は二人の別れについて全部ぶちまけた。그녀가 둘의 이별에 대해 전부 다 까발렸어.
- I've got some tea to spill about what I saw at work today. 我今天在公司看到的事情,我得跟你八卦一下。Tengo un cotilleo que contaros sobre lo que vi hoy en el trabajo.今日仕事で見たことについて話したいゴシップがあるんだ。오늘 회사에서 본 것에 대해 할 이야기가 있어.
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사용 가이드
맥락: gossip, social media, friend groups, pop culture
어조: excited, conspiratorial
✓ 올바른 표현
- Spill the tea!快爆料!¡Cuéntamelo todo!全部話して!다 말해봐!
- She just spilled the tea on everyone.她把所有人的八卦都说了。Acaba de soltar todos los trapos de todos.彼女がみんなのことぶちまけちゃったよ。그녀가 모든 사람에 대해 다 까발렸어.
✗ 잘못된 표현
- Be mindful that this phrase originated in Black and LGBTQ+ communities — use respectfully and with awareness of its cultural origins注意这个短语起源于黑人和LGBTQ+社群——使用时请保持尊重并了解其文化背景Ten en cuenta que esta expresión se originó en las comunidades negra y LGBTQ+ — úsala con respeto y consciencia de sus orígenes culturalesこの表現は黒人コミュニティやLGBTQ+コミュニティが発祥であることに留意し、その文化的ルーツを尊重して使うこと이 표현은 흑인 및 LGBTQ+ 커뮤니티에서 유래했다는 것을 인식하고 문화적 기원을 존중하며 사용해야 한다
기원과 역사
Originated in Black drag culture and LGBTQ+ communities. The term 'T' (for 'truth') was used in ballroom culture since at least the 1990s. It was popularized mainstream through shows like RuPaul's Drag Race and became ubiquitous on social media by the late 2010s.
문화적 배경
Era: 1990s ballroom, 2010s mainstream
Generation: Millennials, Gen Z
Social background: Universal
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