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Etymology
Some claim an acronym for good|Good old|Old raisins|Raisins and peanuts|Peanuts, but this is probably a backronym. The Oxford English Dictionary cites a 1913 reference to the verb "gorp", meaning "to eat greedily".
Alternative spellings
GORP
Noun
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- A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
#*1985, w:Anne Tyler|Anne Tyler, w:The Accidental Tourist|The Accidental Tourist, Knopf, ISBN 039454689X, chapter 19,
#*:"They were living in their pajamas so as not to have too much laundry. They were eating gorp for their suppers."
#*:"I'm not even going to ask what gorp is," Sarah said,
#*:"It's a mixture of wheat germ and nuts and dried�"
#*1996: Brian M. Parks, gorp in rec.backcountry
#*:...also take some cheese and hard salami and crackers which are normally not contained in gorp to give even more variety. variety is the key here, and a bag of gorp curtails this.....unless of course you wish to pack ten different varieties of gorp with you :^)
Synonyms
scroggin
trail mix
Category:Foods
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