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gorp.

A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɔɹp/General-American/ˈɡɔːp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

The Oxford English Dictionary cites a 1913 reference to the verb gorp (“to eat greedily”). The occasionally theorized "good old raisins and peanuts" and "granola, oats, raisins, peanuts" are probably backronyms.

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