teafussy
/ˈtiːˈfʌsi/adjectiveVerified NewAlso in: teezipperlich (Deutsch) · tésquivo (Español) · thédicile (Français)
Describing a tea order that requires instructions, timing, and one item nobody stocks.
The teafussy drinker specifies the water's first boil, the steep's duration, and the milk's introduction to the second. Their order is memorized by the household and dreaded by cafés. They are not wrong, they insist, merely particular, and the tea they receive elsewhere is, they note, not tea.
Etym. — tea + fussy — precision applied to the humble cup.
Rel. — teabagreferendum · brewloyal
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