tea dance

noun

: a dance held in the late afternoon

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To wit, who wasn’t at Jody McDonald’s tea dance on Sunday? Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025 The structural failure led to the deaths of 114 people, many who were there for the Friday night tea dance. Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea dance was in 1885

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“Tea dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20dance. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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