gorp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gorp
First recorded in 1955–60; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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
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