chopsticks

American  

[chop-stiks] / ˈtʃɒpˌstɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a harmonically and melodically simple waltz for piano played typically with the forefinger of each hand and sometimes having an accompanying part for a second player.

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chopsticks British  

/ ˈtʃɒpstɪks /

plural noun

1. a pair of thin sticks, of ivory, wood, etc, used as eating utensils by the Chinese, Japanese, and other people of East Asia

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Etymology

Origin of chopsticks

1890–95; perhaps after chopstick from the way the fingers are held

Example Sentences

Dylan Ennis regularly takes his sushi-loving son out to restaurants and said he enjoys people’s reactions to the 4-year-old using chopsticks like a pro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The valor comes when she picks her chopsticks up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

They pause for lunch and dinner when the workers, metal plates and chopsticks in hand, file into the canteen to buy food.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

“For the restaurant to post a statement indicating that me holding the sushi or me holding the chopsticks a certain way is why the sushi moved — I personally don’t agree with it,” he continued.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

She laid her chopsticks across her bowl and rose from her stool to welcome the guest.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu