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What if “boba” is code for bugs?

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[-] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 57 points 4 days ago

Boba is code for boobs.

borrowed from Chinese (Beijing) bōbà, name for the large tapioca balls found in the tea, perhaps literally, "large breasts, large-breasted woman"

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago
[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago
[-] ccunning@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago

Hot take: Boba tea is soup…

[-] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 days ago

boba is slightly insane but those fruity popping pearls are really good and make me feel things

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ditto, chewy lack of flavor in my drink.. no thanks. Those things you are talking about I think I had, they are like thin coated jolly rancher flavored orbeez.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 days ago

Goopy chewy drinks bad

Crunchy chewy drinks good

[-] dickalan@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

For a second, I couldn’t think of anything crunchy and then I thought about the Oreos blizzard And I was like you’re goddamn right, but to be fair I don’t mind Boba either

[-] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

youre lucky I value your opinion too much to downvote it because CRUNCHY DRINK???!?

[-] Beebabe@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The tapioca…I weirdly like it. Except I choke on it. I love the tea itself. I don’t love choking on it, but I forget the tapioca is in there half the time.

the choking is the best part

[-] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

i hate boba. i HATE IT! I HATE IT!!

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I like coconut water that bits of coconut in it. I do not like boba tea.

Texture preferences and dislikes are really weird differences between ASD peeps.

[-] salty_chief@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Not sure if being autistic matters in this instance. My wife will not eat grits due to texture but I do enjoy some buttery grits.

[-] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 16 points 4 days ago

You don’t have to be autistic to have a sensory preference, but autism is known to be associated with sensory sensitivity

[-] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 4 points 4 days ago

This is the Internet. We're all self-diagnosed autistic/ADHD here. You wouldn't get it, neurotypical

[-] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago
[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

We go to boba tea shops several times a week. I just order them without boba. It’s just a smooth tasty drink.

[-] DrunkAnRoot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

real ones poor the bubbles out and drink just the liquid

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Wait

Who is chewing their drinks and why haven't they died from something horribly toxic

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago
[-] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago

Also aloe vera.

[-] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

I loooooooooooove chewy drinks 🥰

[-] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

"textured drinks"

hang on lemme get some dirt real quick I wanna test something

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago

i fucking LOVE aloe vera drinks with little chunks of it in them

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

A good fruity drink with chunks of fruit to chew is awesome! I also like to kinda chew on the ice in a slushie, not like rough ice chunks but compacted slush.

Boba tea doesn't gross me out, but the balls don't appeal to me either. Just extra stuff that adds nothing fun.

[-] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 2 points 4 days ago

There's so many different types of boba "balls", and even the "same" ones have different textures and flavours depending on the boba shop you buy from!

Many boba shops (at least the ones here in HK) also offer an incredible selection of different things you can have in your drink in place of just tapioca pearls, stuff like grass jelly, aloe vera, agar jelly, basil seeds, red beans, pudding, and the list goes on.

I'm sure you'll be able to find something from boba shops that tickles your fancy, even if it's just fruit tea with coconut jelly chunks.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No, I don't think I will. It really does fall in the category of just not wanting flavor balls in my liquid drink, the whole concept is unappealing to me outside of liquids with more texture like blended fruit. Fruit chunks in that are great!

Yes, I tried over a dozen times already because my daughter loves boba tea. It just isn't my thing.

[-] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 1 points 4 days ago

I did list a whole bunch of things that aren't balls but hey, I don't mind if boba's not everyone's cup of tea, because that means more for me!

this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2025
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