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
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
And now, following custom, he was inviting the friends and sometimes allies of the dead Paft to a gorp hunt.
From Plague Ship by Andre Norton
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