What does it mean to call someone a chocolate teapot?
By Gabriel Cooper
What does it mean to call someone a chocolate teapot?
Definition. Saying something is about as useful as a chocolate teapot means that it is totally useless.
How would you describe a teapot?
A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the resulting infusion which is called tea. Some teapots have a strainer built-in on the inner edge of the spout.
When was the teapot invented?
1500
Arguably the first teapot was created in the Jiangsu province of China in 1500. Early teapots from this region were “Yixing” teapots. In Chinese, this translates to “purple sand pot,” a reference to the distinctive purple sand clay that was plentiful in that area and used in earthenware vessels.
What does a teapot symbolism?
For many of us, a teapot means so much more than a mere vessel for brewing and pouring tea. The teapot is a symbol of friendship, of telling stories and confiding in each other. Like an old friend or a childhood toy, indeed like tea itself, your favourite teapot is a source of pure joy, comfort and reassurance.
What does chocolate fireguard mean?
As-much-use-as-a-chocolate-fireguard meaning (simile, humorous) Useless; pointless.
What is another word for teapot?
What is another word for teapot?
| kettle | teakettle |
|---|---|
| ewer | carafe |
| decanter | canister |
| cask | retort |
| vat | cauldron |
Is teapot one word or two words?
teapot Definitions and Synonyms
| singular | teapot |
|---|---|
| plural | teapots |
How useful is a chocolate teapot?
When put to the test the teapot survived, albeit pouring tea with a “hint of chocolate”. The hot water melted some of the chocolate inside the teapot but the viscous molten chocolate helped insulate the outside layer and the teapot did not leak, the team of scientists and engineers said.
What is the synonym of steel?
In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for steel, like: iron, metal, oilstone, prepared, gird (or gird up) one’s loins, rail, aluminium, firm, stainless-steel, fortify and reinforce.
What is a better word for still?
quiet, silent, hushed, soundless, noiseless, undisturbed, sound-free. calm, tranquil, peaceful, serene, windless, wind-free, halcyon. flat, even, smooth, placid, pacific, waveless, glassy, like a millpond, unruffled. stagnant, standing.
What does the expression ‘as useful as a chocolate teapot’ mean?
I ran across the expression ” as useful as a chocolate teapot ” (or sometimes a fireguard) which is apparently used to denote the utter uselessness of something. It received some coverage on Language Log back in 2004. Where/how did the expression originate?
What does “as useful as a chocolate teapot / Fireguard” mean?
Origin of “as useful as a chocolate teapot / fireguard”. I ran across the expression “as useful as a chocolate teapot” (or sometimes a fireguard) which is apparently used to denote the utter uselessness of something. It received some coverage on Language Log back in 2004.
Who is Michael Parkin in the chocolate teapot?
‘Michael Parkin’ as referred to in Hugo’s answer is the British journalist, author and chat show host Michael Parkinson. ‘Chocolate teapot’ features in his book Football Daft, published 1968.
Is Barnsley as much use as a chocolate teapot?
Barnsley’s supporters are notoriously critical and much given to witty judgments. A visit down the pit will not save a dawdling player form the kind of remark in which the Oakwell crowd specialises: “That’s as much use as a chocolate teapot.” A 1981 Google Books snippet also points to the terraces as origin for this ironic simile.
