Reading the tea leaves

When you predict gossip.

Typically used in conjunction with “spill the tea”

Alternate version “Reading the spilled tea leaves”

I can’t believe you knew about all that gossip before she spilled the tea, you were reading the tea leaves for sure

by hey__suburbia May 22, 2021

Virginia reading

The verbiage used when someone from Virginia residues in a different state and a person needs to be told the hard, cold truth due to ugly behavior.

"I'm fixin to cuss you Virginia reading style if you don't get outta my face"

by navyvett October 11, 2013

Read Aloud

Something Californian Teachers do on Zoom

Read Aloud is Boring.

by mlpnkobjivhiuvh October 16, 2020

Reading a Book

The blissful enjoyment of heading south on your partner.

Broo, last night I went out to Dubs and met the coolest girl. Hours later, we went back to her cozy apartment and I found myself Reading a Book.

by FeldyG123 October 5, 2023

We all know you read the thesaurus

A phrase used to describe someone who uses fancy and/or excessive speech. In the context of Limbus Company, the phrase was used in a scene where a character explains as if they read the thesaurus, causing one of the main characters to call them out.

Person A: I was struck with sorrow upon the sight of their entrails. In fact, I had gained an epiphany: why must the innocent bear death and mutilation for a root impertinent to them? Had the madmen been any wiser, the townsfolk would have not suffered this tragedy, and would live on to an untroubled life.

Person B: Yeah, we all know you read the thesaurus. So anyways, you saw those poor innocents’ corpses and you want us to take revenge? Y’know we’re not some heroes fighting for justice.

by yanyanyanyan4 August 15, 2025

I aint reading allat

An excuse a toddler uses as an excuse for the fact that they are unable to read

Person 1: (types 3 sentences in response to an argument with person 2)
Person 2: goo goo ga ga mf bitch I aint reading allat 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

by HauntedMalk January 29, 2024

read it in english

What your Calculus teacher says before an evaluation, typically to indicate difficult wording of a word problem or just to tell their students not to be dumb in a subtle way. Usually said with a disappointed-i'm-praying-for-you look. Also commonly paired with "read it in full" or "read it twice".

Calc teacher: Related rates is not hard, just read the problem in full and read it in english
Student: *Crying*
Calc teacher: Not my problem if you didn't do the homework

by concept not format November 30, 2019