plural sporks
: a multipurpose eating utensil that combines the bowl of a spoon with the tines of a fork
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Forky’s introduction came in Toy Story 4, starting life as a plastic spork who was then fashioned into a toy thanks to some artful placement of pipe cleaners and popsicle sticks by Buzz and Woody’s current kid, Bonnie. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026 In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Remember Bonnie, the adorable five-year-old who inherited Andy’s old toys and, in a stroke of brilliance, invented one of her own by gluing a pair of googly eyes onto a cheap white spork? David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 June 2026 The 30-fl oz (900-ml) pot, windscreen and spork body are all crafted from titanium, while the stove includes titanium components, an aluminum alloy body, and a stainless-steel burn head and pot supports. C.c. Weiss may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spork

Word History

Etymology

blend of spoon entry 1 and fork entry 1

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spork was in 1970

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“Spork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spork. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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