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

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gorp

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

Remember simple trail mix or gorp, that loose collection of nuts, raisins or other dried fruit, maybe with pieces of coconut or some chocolate chips?

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 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

The fact that at least one gorp had managed to get on the inner side of the reef made an impression on the rest of the native hunters.

From Plague Ship by Andre Norton