Gorp

Quick meaning: Gorp is a noun meaning 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.

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

“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.”

Nuts are cheap. Per pound: peanuts, $1.50, pistachios, $1.80, hazelnuts, 75¢. Mix them with dried fruit and you have a scrumptious gorp.

“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.

“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—”

Word Forms

• gorps

Synonyms for gorp

Depending on context, synonyms include scroggin.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gorpcore, grapple, glop, gurts, goss, gurgeons.

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