Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
I thought I was a bit of a Tea Jenny, but you take it to a whole new level, Mike!
Where does that expression come from? My mum says it but up until now she's the only person I've heard say that.
I have read that its origin is Scottish, with the word Jenny meaning 'a lot of', so a Tea Jenny was someone who liked a lot of tea.
However, this could be utter codswallop, as I have never heard the word ' jenny' used in place of 'a lot of' for anything else.
I'm a tea jennie too, but not in Mike's league!
I've always understood it to be of Scottish origin, but never knew exactly how.