Dictionary

fpoon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fpuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• fpo͞on (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fpun/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of fork + spoon.

Meanings

1. (humorous, rare) Synonym of spork.
   • >> or is that a forked tongue? […] >More like a sporked tongue. But better than a fpoon. 2006 July 19, Big Blue Fan, “Tubby needs bigger summer than Superman”, in alt.sports.college.sec.kentucky (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Nov 2025:
   • Revolutionary new utensil! Bigger! More expensive! Slightly harder to pronounce! The remarkable new fpoon! Just send one dollar! HURRY! 1999 July 4, fpoon, “DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY”, in alt.plastic.utensils.spork.spork.spork (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Nov 2025:
   • “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?” 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, season 3, episode 7, Jordan Peele (actor):
   • |> : 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! 1994 January 26, Jim Grunewald, “RFD: alt.spork”, in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Nov 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. 2008 April 29, Oleg Lego, “"Linen"”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Nov 2025:

Forms

Synonyms

spork