Wednesday Word: Knork

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Knork - noun.

Surely you know what a spork is--a utensil which combines fork tines and a spoon to create a super utensil with a portmanteau for a name. A portmanteau is a blend of multiple word parts to create a new word.

Perhaps less well-known is the spork's cousin, the knork. Knorks are not as visually distinct as sporks and look like a regular fork. Their secret power is a knife edge used for cutting with a rocking motion.

The knork is a recent invention and as such is also a brand name. Will knork become eponymous like xerox or kleenex? Time will tell! For now, you can read up all about the knork at the Kansas Historical Society.

Comments

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

huh

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

Have the Etiquette Powers That Be yet decided how to deploy the knork as a fanfic-critiquing instrument?

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Spork on the left, knork on the right?

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

I confess I'm skeptical it will catch on.

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

For one thing, there’s the question of pronunciation; for another, I defy you not to imagine this word being delivered by the Swedish Chef from the Muppets.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

It seems quite niche.

[turk-diddler.livejournal.com]

Drop the first 'k' and in British slang it means you're laying something entirely different on the table.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Oh dear! Locality is everything sometimes.

There was a recycling campaign here for many years with the slogan of "Don't be a tosser". It always made my British co-workers laugh :-D