Tea bagging is a sexual act in which someone dips their scrotum and testicles into their partner’s mouth or, less commonly, dips them against their partner's face.. The term gets its name from the repetitive motion, which is similar to someone dipping a tea bag in and out of a teacup when brewing tea.
Tea bagging gained attention when it was featured in the 1998 "Pecker," directed by cult filmmaker John Waters. It earned by mainstream attention when it was discussed in "Sex & The City" and on "The Howard Stern Show." American columnist Dan Savage also explained tea bagging in his popular Savage Love column in 2009.
There are two positions for tea bagging. The teabaggee can lay down on their back. The teabagger then squats above their face and starts to teabag. Alternatively, the couple can get into a common fellatio position, with the teabagger standing and the teabaggee kneeling in front of them. From this position, the teabagger can then start teabagging.
The teabagger may put their testicles and scrotum in and out of the teabaggee’s mouth. Alternatively, the teabagger may touch their scrotum and testicles repeatedly against the teabaggee’s face or head. This option can be easier for people with sensitive gag reflexes who struggle to take the scrotum and testicles into their mouths.
As the scrotum and testicles are packed with nerve endings, tea bagging can be very pleasurable for the teabagger. The teabaggee may also enjoy the oral sensation of having the scrotum or testicles in their mouth and feel aroused by the pleasure they’re giving the teabagger. They can increase their pleasure by masturbating while they’re getting tea bagged. Some submissive people may enjoy getting tea bagged because it makes them feel used or degraded.
Tea bagging is often performed with fellatio as part of foreplay. Couples may also enjoy tea bagging on its own, either as foreplay or as a substitute for vaginal or anal sex. Dominants may also include tea bagging in humiliation scenes.
