shower tea
nounEtymology From shower + tea.
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Australia A bridal shower.
- I attended recently a shower tea for a young woman getting married.1983, Australian Senate Hansard, page 3401:
- Kim had a shower tea when we got married 'cause he loves food.1986, Berwyn Lewis, No Children by Choice, page 130:
1 more example
- The lovers prepare for marriage. There's a shower tea and a bucks' party. Then the groom walks out.1991, J. Haynes, J.F. Archibald, The Bulletin, numbers 5759-5767, page 96: