spill the tea
Dish the dirt
Spill the tea means to share gossip or reveal juicy information, especially about drama or scandal: So what happened at the party? Spill the tea!
The expression comes from drag and ballroom culture, where tea (sometimes spelled T) meant truth or gossip.
Now widespread in casual speech and online.
- rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
- revealMake something visible
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- sharePortion given out
- divulgeReveal private information
hot goss · secrets · dish · informal · receipts · no cap · real talk · scandal · drama · throw shade · dish the dirt · talk trash · kiss and tell · expose · expression · scoop · shoot off at the mouth · piping hot
disclosure of information
spill the teakeep quiet
Remain silent
keep mum · hold one's tongue · button one's lip · say nothing · bite one's tongue