Wake aul tae

phr.

Heard in Tipperary

Extremely weak, watery tea that has barely seen a tea bag.

In use

Jaysus that's wake aul tae, you could read the Sunday paper right through it!

Posh English

Good heavens, that elderly brew is positively anaemic, one could peruse the Sabbath newspaper directly through the vessel!

  • Tae bagA tea bag, that is to say the small porous sachet of leaves one steeps to make a cup of…
  • WakeFeeble or lacking in strength. Also used to mean extremely, as in 'weak with laughter'.
  • Ya wake boyA weak, feeble, or spineless young man.
  • TaeA warm cup of tea, a staple of Irish hospitality.
  • Aul bagAn older woman, especially one's mother.
  • Wake dogA person who becomes excessively inebriated or intoxicated on drugs or drink.