fpoon

English

Etymology

Blend of fork +‎ spoon.

Pronunciation

Noun

fpoon (plural fpoons)

  1. (humorous, rare) Synonym of spork.
    • 1994 January 26, Jim Grunewald, “RFD: alt.spork”, in alt.religion.kibology[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 November 2025:
      |> : Would a discussion of runcible spoons be appropriate to this group? If so,
      |> : I would vote in favor of it. If not, I'd have to vote against it.
      |>
      |> By all means. So would discussion of knorks, btw. []
      We shouldn't forget the beloved fpoon!
    • 1999 July 4, fpoon, “DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY”, in alt.plastic.utensils.spork.spork.spork[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 November 2025:
      Revolutionary new utensil! Bigger! More expensive! Slightly harder to pronounce! The remarkable new fpoon! Just send one dollar! HURRY!
    • 2006 July 19, Big Blue Fan, “Tubby needs bigger summer than Superman”, in alt.sports.college.sec.kentucky[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 November 2025:
      >> or is that a forked tongue? []
      >More like a sporked tongue.
      But better than a fpoon.
    • 2008 April 29, Oleg Lego, “"Linen"”, in alt.usage.english[4] (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 November 2025:
      >Now, those [Splayds] are nice. Each part, tine, bowl, and blade, look very
      >functional and attractive as well.
      >
      >It's about time somebody came up with something like that.
      Looks like a sort of squared-off fpoon to me.
    • 2013 October 30, Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Keegan-Michael Key, Phil Augusta Jackson, Jay Martel, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders, “Sexy Vampires” (14:34 from the start), in Key & Peele[5], season 3, episode 7, Jordan Peele (actor):
      “And who are you, my little friend? Not a spoon... Not a fork... But something in between. A "fpoon".” [chuckles] “What will you think of next, Germany?”