Chopstick

Quick meaning: Chopstick is a noun meaning (ethnic slur) An Asian person.

Meaning

(ethnic slur) An Asian person.

More Meanings

1. (ambitransitive, informal) To pick up (food), or eat, using chopsticks, or as with chopsticks.
2. (usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23 cm (10 inches) in length.
3. (obsolete, fishing) A long straight stick forming part of various fishing tackle arrangements.

Example Sentences

We ate chow-chow with chop-sticks in the celestial restaurants; […]

The guests, including Australians, ate with chopsticks and drank beer, spirits or Chinese tea from rice bowls.

When not used, the chopsticks must be laid on the table, side by side, exactly pointing away from the individual[.]

The main feature was large plates of meat cut up in small pieces, well-cooked and very nice, so I waded into it with chop-sticks, and had quite a good meal.

Word Forms

• chopsticks
• chop-stick
• chopsticking
• chopsticked

Synonyms for chopstick

Depending on context, synonyms include chopsticks.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sticks, wands, baguettes, drums, drumsticks, chopstickful.

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