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Gee, Officer Krupke[edit]

I looked up the song mentioned by User:AnonMoos in the thread above. What does "My Grandma pushes tea" mean? Read literally, it doesn't sound like a hallmark of a disadvantaged upbringing like Father being a bastard, Ma an S.O.B or Grandpa always being plastered. AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 13:01, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

According to this [1] book, "pushing tea" was slang for "selling marijuana". Fut.Perf. ☼ 13:26, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Mama Mama Mama, where did you hide my tea? DuncanHill (talk) 16:03, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I recall one time when Nipsey Russell was a panelist on a game show, and somehow the subject of teapots came up. He commented, "In my neighborhood, 'tea' and 'pot' were the same thing!" ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:10, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]