gorp
/ˈɡɔːp/US/ˈɡɔɹp/
gorp noun: 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.
Noun (1)
gorp (usually uncountable, plural gorps)
- 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.
- Before you take off, pack food for picnics and snacks. Experienced biking adventurers usually fill a plastic bag with a quick-energy concoction called "gorp" (good-old-raisins-and-peanuts). Create your own gorp according to taste.1974, Sue Ellin Browder, The American Biking Atlas & Touring Guide, Workman Pub. Co., →ISBN, page XXIII
- Nuts are cheap. Per pound: peanuts, $1.50, pistachios, $1.80, hazelnuts, 75¢. Mix them with dried fruit and you have a scrumptious gorp.1981, John Rakowski, Adventure Cycling in Europe […] , Rodale Press, →ISBN, page 280
Noun (2) capitalized: GORP
GORP (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of gorp.
- “What if I need energy?” “Well, try some G.O.R.P.” “What's G.O.R.P.?” “It's a cereal that you eat with your hands.”2014 February 11, Nick Kroll, “Krolling Around With Nick Clown” (8:03 from the start), in Kroll Show, season 2, episode 5, spoken by Gene Creemers (Jon Daly)
- You will also want to include a snack for hikes longer than a couple of miles. A bag full of GORP (good ol’ raisins and peanuts) will kick up your energy level fast.2016, Diane Stresing, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Cleveland including Akron and Canton, 3rd edition, Menasha Ridge Press, →ISBN, page 7
Synonyms of gorp
Forms of gorp
| plural | gorps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | GORP |
Origin of gorp
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.
Words formed from gorp
Words that rhyme with gorp
Questions about gorp
- What does gorp mean?
- Gorp means 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.
- What part of speech is gorp?
- Gorp is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gorp?
- Gorp is pronounced /ˈɡɔɹp/ (US).
- What is the plural of gorp?
- The plural of gorp is gorps.
Words near gorp in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gorp (page history and authors); GORP (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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