gorp
/ˈɡɔɹp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.52 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Before you take off, pack food for picnics and snacks. Experienced biking adventurers usually fill a plastic bag with a quick-energy concoction called "gorp" (good-old-raisins-and-peanuts). Create your own gorp according to taste."
- "Nuts are cheap. Per pound: peanuts, $1.50, pistachios, $1.80, hazelnuts, 75¢. Mix them with dried fruit and you have a scrumptious gorp."
- "“They were living in their pajamas so as not to have too much laundry. They were eating gorp for their suppers.” “I'm not even going to ask what gorp is,” Sarah said, “It's a mixture of wheat germ and nuts and dried—”"
- "i also take some cheese and hard salami and crackers which are normally not contained in gorp to give even more variety. variety is the key here, and a bag of gorp curtails this.....unless of course you wish to pack ten different varieties of gorp with you :^)"
- "“Do you want some gorp? I have an extra bag.” Gorp was like gold by that point. Nobody had any left. She thought of the M&M's. Her mouth began to water, but she stayed strong."
- "“What if I need energy?” “Well, try some G.O.R.P.” “What's G.O.R.P.?” “It's a cereal that you eat with your hands.”"
Etymology
The Oxford English Dictionary cites a 1913 reference to the verb gorp (“to eat greedily”). The occasionally theorized "good old raisins and peanuts" and "granola, oats, raisins, peanuts" are probably backronyms.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɔɹp/
- British English: /ˈɡɔːp/
Usage
Inflected Forms
gorps (plural)