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chopstickology

chopstickology noun: the art of using chopsticks.

Noun

chopstickology (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) The art of using chopsticks.
    • I am not, however, writing about food, though I think I have gone from a B.S. to a Ph.D. in chopstickology.1986, Samuel L. Lewis, SufiVision and Initiation: Meetings with Remarkable Beings, page 111
    • One of the more difficult aspects of chopstickology is how to get over the embarrassment of dropping something.1994, Fred Schneiter, Getting Along with the Chinese, Hamamatsu: Heian International, page 104

Origin of chopstickology

From chopstick + -ology.

Questions about chopstickology

What does chopstickology mean?
Chopstickology means the art of using chopsticks.
What part of speech is chopstickology?
Chopstickology is a noun.

Words near chopstickology in the dictionary

  1. chopsticking
  2. chopstickish
  3. chopstickism
  4. chopstickless
  5. chopsticklike
  6. chopstickology
  7. chopsticks
  8. chopsticksful
  9. chopsticky
  10. chopstix
  11. chopstuck

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