How to pronounce gorp
American English pronunciation
GORP
- IPA
- /ˈɡɔɹp/
- Syllables
- GORP (1 syllable)
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What gorp means
A trail mix of nuts and dried fruit for hikers
In a sentence: We stopped halfway up the mountain to munch handfuls of gorp.
Where it comes from: It may come from an older verb gorp, meaning to eat greedily, found as far back as 1913. The idea that it stands for good old raisins and peanuts was probably made up later.
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