How do you refer to these circles by tea cups? Suppose, I want to say an office boy, how should I say it precisely. I'm stuck because I don't want to call it as 'spilled' tea. Nor do I refer them to drops of tea. Those are tea rings by mugs/cups. Are they stains….so clean this tea cup stains? Cup stains?
Hey, could you please clean this _________________?
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Is there any term for that? How do natives say this?
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As a native speaker, I would use one of the terms you've mentioned - I would definitely call it a tea ring. According to Google Ngrams, cup ring has enjoyed widespread usage, but I personally would consider that as an inferior option to a "<beverage> ring" formula.