Definition of chopstick
: one of a pair of slender sticks held between thumb and fingers and used chiefly in Asian countries to lift food to the mouth
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Sun Juong noiselessly placed her spoon beside her metal chopsticks and waited.
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One instance of the now-trending #ChunLiChallenge features emerging rapper Asian Doll (who doesn't appear to be of Asian descent) dancing with chopsticks in her hair — a problematic beauty motif that's she's worn several times before.
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Here, Baccarat crystal butterflies function as stands for chopsticks that cost a few dollars a pair.
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Using a pair of chopsticks or a fork, stab at the flour for no more than 20 to 30 seconds to loosely combine it with the liquid but maintain lumps and pockets of dry flour.
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Inside, children were tasked with moving one plate of marbles to another in one minute with a pair of chopsticks.
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In the two-minute video, Nicki has a freestyle dance battle with dancer Aliya Janell, while both of them are dressed in leather and fishnets, wearing space buns with chopsticks, and cast in a hazy purple light.
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Hold your bar spoon like a pair of chopsticks, lightly between your thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers. 2.
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Next, put your stash of takeout chopsticks to good use by wrapping the strip of peel around one of them.
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Origin and Etymology of chopstick
Chinese Pidgin English chop fast + English stick
CHOPSTICK Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of chopstick for English Language Learners
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: either one of a pair of thin sticks that are used especially by people in Asia to pick up and eat food
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Definition of chopstick for Students
: one of two thin sticks used chiefly in Asian countries to pick up and eat food
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