- stream usage
- Used in cozy-game streams, IRL streams, and 'story time' streams by content creators
- emote mapping
- Custom channel emotes often styled as :TeaPot: or :SpillTea: for gossip-tier donations
- chat meaning
- Spammed in chat when a streamer is about to reveal drama or personal news
- clip context
- Appears in clip titles for streams where drama was spilled or tea was brewed literally
- subscriber context
- Used as a subscriber emote in cozy gaming or lifestyle channels