tea fight

English

Noun

tea fight (plural tea fights)

  1. (UK, slang) Synonym of bun fight (“formal tea party”)
    • 1903 February 8, The Truth, Sydney, page 3, column 4:
      Most of those unfortunate women are the victims of religious dementia. In early youth they were taught to butter scones at tea fights and sing hymns, and pray for the spiritual welfare of the poor Pagan, and they wind up by ministering to his carnal pleasures.
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