cuppa

cup·pa

Brit., Informal a cup of tea

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cuppa

noun

Chiefly British

A cup of tea.

Origin of cuppa

Short for cuppa tea alteration of cup of tea

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Noun

(plural cuppas)

(UK, colloquial) A cup of tea.
I′ve just put the kettle on - fancy a cuppa?
Eye dialect spelling of cup of.

Origin

Ellipsis with elision of cup of tea.

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Sentence Examples

For a cuppa that's good to the last drop, just remember to keep your loose tea or teabags in a container with a tightly fitting lid.

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