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
In any other era, the idea of weighing in on the aesthetic qualities of sticks might have been left behind in the wilderness like stray bits of gorp.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 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
Such a gorp hunt, Dane gathered from amidst the flowers of ceremonial Salariki speech, as had never been planned before on the face of Sargol.
From Plague Ship by Norton, Andre
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