gorp

American  

[gawrp] / gɔrp /

noun

Informal.

1. a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.

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Etymology

Origin of gorp

First recorded in 1955–60; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

New York designer Sandy Liang’s summer collaboration with Salomon uses ribbons and bows for a refreshing twist on the gorp standard.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

A rash from poison oak, A sunburn raw and red, Some gorp that made me choke, A branch that whacked my head.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2021

I was nervous about eating it, but I was hungry, having spent half a week subsisting on handfuls of gorp.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

Notable in this scene: Elizabeth appeared to find the movement interesting, and Ben is in good shape for a 40-something scientist, although maybe he’s been eating a little too much gorp.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2017

And now, following custom, he was inviting the friends and sometimes allies of the dead Paft to a gorp hunt.

From Plague Ship by Norton, Andre