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little spoons

little spoons is the plural of little spoon.

Meaning of little spoon

Noun

little spoon (plural little spoons)

  1. (slang) The person whose back is touching the other person's front 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 little spoons

What is little spoons the plural of?
Little spoons is the plural of little spoon.

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