little spoon

English

A drawing of stick figures spooning. The person on the right is the little spoon.

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Noun

little spoon (plural little spoons)

1. (slang) The person whose back is touching the other person's front when spooning.
   • 2011 February 24, Charlotte Knight, “You snooze, you lose”, in The Daily Titan, volume 89, number 13, California State University, Fullerton, page 4:

     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.

   • 2012 July 12, “She's the little spoon: Snuggle up for $60”, in Metro, New York, page 2:

     "There are different kinds of cuddling positions, but I typically always start out spooning. And I am pretty small, so usually I'm the little spoon," Samuel said.

   • 2012, Anna L. Beedes, "Finding fairies in moustaches", Capilano Courier (Capilano University), Volume 46, Number 11, 26 November 2012, page 8:

     The morning after, while demanding to be the little spoon he asked, “So you're not going to fall in love with me, are you?”

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Coordinate terms

• big spoon