Definition of "tea-party" []

• Any disquieting occurrence or happening. (noun)
• Something easy to do or accomplish. (noun)
• An entertainment at which tea and other refreshments are served; also, the persons assembling at such an entertainment. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "His strategy was not to antagonize them,'' said Mr. Cullen, referring to tea-party activists."
• "While most people favor health care reform when victims of our current system speak about their circumstances and rouse sympathy and compassion, the tea-party activists are of a different breed of audience."
• "Mexican-Americans never wanted to be a hyphenated sub-group but now that it has become part of popular lexicon, they, the tea-party nativist, want to change the game."