# pink tea

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɪŋk ˈtiː/

## Definitions
1. A fashionable formal tea party or other social gathering; specifically, one organized and attended chiefly by women to discuss matters of suffrage, raise funds for charity, etc.
2. Any exclusive social gathering.
3. Something (as an event or policy) excessively polite and refined; specifically, one regarded as ineffective and weak.
4. A hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour, made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk.

## Etymology
From pink (“pale red; (rare) fashionable, smart”) + tea (“drink made by infusing dried leaves or buds of the tea plant in hot water; light midafternoon meal”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pink-tea