Gen Z Words Series (21/30)

One Work Study Taught me 30 words GenZ uses. I am here to share them with you.

The 21st Phrase is “Spill the Tea” I have been told that it means “When someone tells you a juicy bit of gossip”.

So, the 21st phrase is “Spill the Tea” I was told it meant “When someone tells you a juicy bit of gossip” Today’s phrase “Spill the Tea” reminds me of the phrase I use to hear a lot “Spill the Beans”. I find it interesting how generation after generation phrases we are using are being evaluated and changed to the current generation's liking. Interesting indeed.

I also felt that the need for gossip is concerning. This isn’t only for young people but for all ages. I hear the term “Trash TV” and it concerns me how people like these toxic shows that are just so awful parts of humanity. When I asked someone who watched these so-called “trash TV” I was told they watch it just because. There wasn’t any reason behind it either which was even more concerning. I hope we can live in a world where gossip is a thing of the past. Maybe I wishing for a pipe dream. But, I am glad I don’t contribute to gossiping. The thing with gossip is you can do it without really realizing it. So, I tend to never talk about anyone. If I do I try to be mindful as much as I can.

I also did some personal research and found a whole section on slang.net on some history and origin of the phrase, Spill the Tea. If you have time why don’t you check it out? Direct link below:

Final Test: Attempt to Use the Phrase!

I am going to do this on all episodes. I will try to attempt to use these words/phrases. I am going to write three sentences. Make sure all Gen Z that I am using this term correctly and comment me that I am correctly using it or I am not using it correctly.

1. When someone spills the tea I try my best to ignore it completely out of my mind.
2. I try my best not to spill the tea.
3. Why spill the tea when you can spill some happiness and positive vibes?

Thanks for reading this friends. I hope you can do way better than me in using the phrase “Spill the Tea”.

Feel free to help me out if you can, and let me know in the comments if I used “Spill the Tea” correctly or if I blew it 🤣. Thanks and I hope to see you all next episode!