tearoom

Definition

A café which serves tea, usually with light food.

Etymology

From tea + room. In reference to a lavatory, probably as a variant of t-room (“toilet room”).

Example Sentences

• "At Rannoch, the platforms were rebuilt. Although the station tearoom couldn't be reached by rail during the closure, which started on October 5, it did help feed and sustain the workforce."
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• "I'm deathly afraid of the tearooms though, John. Some of my best friends have been entrapped and busted by the fuzz."