big spoon

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big spoon

noun big spoons

slang The person whose front is touching the other person's back when spooning. So we would attempt to nap. But as he had a twin bed, space was limited, so I would insist he be the big spoon and I be the little spoon.

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@misc{big_spoon_2026,
  title = {big spoon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20spoon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}