spork

Everyday

A spork is a plastic or metal eating tool that is a spoon and a fork in one: a spoon shape with short prongs at the tip. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, sporks come with take-away food, lunch boxes and camping kits. The word is a blend (portmanteau) of "spoon" and "fork", like "brunch" from breakfast and lunch — useful for English lessons on how words are made. In the Toy Story 4 film, the character Forky is made from a spork.

Examples

• I ate my salad with a plastic spork. tree →
• Camping kits often include a spork. tree →
• A spork is a spoon and a fork joined together. tree →
• "Spork" is made by blending the words "spoon" and "fork". tree →
• The spork wasn't good for soup — the soup ran through the gaps. tree →
• Forky in Toy Story 4 is made from a spork. tree →
• Bring a reusable spork instead of a plastic one. tree →

Note

Countable: sporks. A blend word (spoon + fork), like smog (smoke + fog) and brunch. There is also a "splayd" in Australia: a spoon, fork and knife in one.