A common phrase that teenagers use if they want to know the drama.
James: Hey
Emma:Spill the tea! Sister!
James: Oh yeah I’ll tell you what happened at school today!
To gossip or tell of the exciting news that you obtained from someone or somewhere. Deriving from drag culture, can also be used as to derive from "tea time" in which one usually gossips.
"You wanna hear about Cathy's new secretly closeted boyfriend?"
"OMG! Yes girl! Spill the tea!!!"
When someone wants to know what drama is going on.
setting: at a sleep over with 5 girls in a circle on the bed.
Emily: Spill the tea girlies
Emma: I have no tea
the 4 other girls: ugh
Ginny: I watched 2 girls get in a fight cause' they were both prego by the same guy!
Emily: My neibor kicked out his child!
Sofia: I punched my mom!
Every 1 else: What !?!?!?!
Sarah: I broke up with my boy friend!
Spilling tea means telling secrets of others in gen-z language.
This girl is really spilling tea right now