spork
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- noun
- /spɔrk/
- They're starving and desperately trying to reach their mouths with their sporks (that's a spoon with fork tines, by the way), but it's impossible.
- a plastic spork
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Watch on YouTubeI just carry my bag, toothbrush, spork.
- I just carry my bag, toothbrush, spork.
- And I imagine if he'll have like a spork and a pirate bowl and that'll be his kitchenware, and then they'll have like a pair of boots and yeah, yeah, yeah.
- We walked out, all went back with his spork in hand and was like we was gone.
Examples
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I sliced at my pancake with a small, plastic spork.
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He stirred the gravy into his mashed potatoes with a spork, looking intensely at Gomez, his lips fattening, feeling heavy.
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What are you doing with that plastic spork?
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One of the more popular eateries is Spork: the green-conscious, renovated 1962 Airstream Tradewind that has a rotating menu of eclectic global street food for under $10.
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I prefer to use a spork for my salad because it works well for both the greens and the dressing.
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During our camping trip, we all used sporks to eat our meals since they are convenient for both soups and pasta.
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At the picnic, I packed a spork in my lunchbox to enjoy my fruit salad without needing extra utensils.
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Etymology
The word spork comes from combining spoon and fork, so picture a spoon with short tines at the end. A spork can both 'scoop' like a spoon and 'pick up' like a fork, which is why it works as a handy one-piece utensil.