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vampire's teabag

noun

Etymology

From an allusion between the appearance of a tampon, which has an attached string, and a teabag, along with the fact that a tampon is used to absorb blood, which the mythical vampire is reputed to drink.

Definitions

  1. A tampon, especially an in-use or used one.

    • I had the unenviable job of clearing one for somebody not long ago and the obstruction turned out to be a number of vampire's teabags gathered in a mass.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA