Definition of spork in English:
spork
nounspɔːkspôrk
A spoon-shaped eating utensil with short tines at the tip.
- Chelsea shook her head, ‘We're friends and it will stay that way or I'll stab you with a spork.’
- ‘So,’ Geena said, putting down her spork, ‘Do you have a date for the Valentine's Dance?’
- Are you trying to tell me that I'm not allowed to eat this with a spork?
- And I was glaring at the spork that was on the ground.
- I grabbed one of the plastic sporks kept on the table and flung it at him before returning to my work.
Origin
Early 20th century: blend of spoon and fork.
Definition of spork in US English:
spork
nounspôrk
A spoon-shaped eating utensil with short tines at the tip.
- Are you trying to tell me that I'm not allowed to eat this with a spork?
- Chelsea shook her head, ‘We're friends and it will stay that way or I'll stab you with a spork.’
- And I was glaring at the spork that was on the ground.
- ‘So,’ Geena said, putting down her spork, ‘Do you have a date for the Valentine's Dance?’
- I grabbed one of the plastic sporks kept on the table and flung it at him before returning to my work.
Origin
Early 20th century: blend of spoon and fork.