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big spoons

big spoons is the plural of big spoon.

Meaning of big spoon

Noun

big spoon (plural big spoons)

  1. (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.2011 February 24, Charlotte Knight, “You snooze, you lose”, in The Daily Titan, volume 89, number 13, California State University, Fullerton, page 4

Questions about big spoons

What is big spoons the plural of?
Big spoons is the plural of big spoon.

Words near big spoons in the dictionary

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