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Definition of 'gorp'

English

Alternative forms

* GORP

Noun

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  • A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
  • *1985 , , Knopf, ISBN 039454689X, chapter 19,
  • *:"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—"
  • *1996: Brian M. Parks, gorp in rec.backcountry
  • *:...also take some cheese and hard salami and crackers which are normally not contained in gorp' to give even more variety. variety is the key here, and a bag of '''gorp''' curtails this.....unless of course you wish to pack ten different varieties of ' gorp with you :^)
  • Synonyms

    * scroggin * trail mix

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    Similar to 'gorp'

    group, grip, grep, grp, groop