straight tea; black tea with nothing added
Wasei-eigo term for plain black tea without milk, sugar, lemon, or other additions. Used in cafes and everyday conversation.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from straight tea
One straight tea, please.
He always drinks straight tea.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
Wasei-eigo from English 'straight' + 'tea'. The English phrase 'straight tea' is not standard; in English one would say 'plain tea' or 'black tea with nothing in it'.