What does Boston Tea Party mean?
• BOSTON TEA PARTY (noun) The noun BOSTON TEA PARTY has 1 sense: 1. demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea Familiarity information: BOSTON TEA PARTY used as a noun is very rare.