spoon
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8.2
- noun
- /spuːn/
- Jargon
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- Sometimes these people will be drains on your spoon supply, even when they mean well.
Examples
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She explained that everyone has a different number of spoons each day, depending on their energy levels.
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My remaining spoons go to fighting for our right to be and live our lives.
Blog text (2) -
I'm tired of these spoons!
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I have known the evenings, mornings, and afternoons; I have measured out my life in coffee spoons.
Academic text (1992) -
The concept of spoons is useful here; I just don't have the spoons to deal with the fight for the atheist/skeptical movement.
Blog text (2) -
After a long day at work, I only have a few spoons left for socializing.
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When you're living with chronic fatigue, it's important to manage your spoons wisely.
Synonyms
26
1.0
An amount of something that fills a spoon
Idioms
Compounds
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1.5
A spoon larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon that you use for eating desserts
- UK
A prize often a small wooden object for the person or team finishing last in a competition
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spoon as a unit of energy comes from a modern idea called 'spoon theory', where people use a small everyday object to count limited energy; so being 'down to one spoon' means you have very little energy left.