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spoon

spoon

Date: Feb 28 2008

Themes: Hobbies, Pop Culture

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“Because I refused to spoon with you last night?”

- Adam Sandler just wanted to sleep alone. (Anger Management)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

lay with another person front to back; cuddle; sleep close together

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

When you lie down to sleep with another person, how do you lie? Do you like to lie with your head on the other person’s chest? Do you like to sleep not touching at all? Or do you like to lie front to back, each on your side facing the same direction?

If you think about it, two people lying front to back look like a pair of spoons. Their legs are curved a little, but the rest of their bodies are straight, just like the handle of spoon and the little bowl on the end.

Spooning can be uncomfortable in warm weather because there is a lot of body heat. But in the winter, it keeps you warm and it’s nice to be so close to another person.

In the movie Anger Management, Adam Sandler’s character goes to see a psychiatrist for his anger problems. The doctor throws some eggs across the room and asks, “Now why did I do that?” Sandler jokes that he did it because he wouldn’t spoon with him in bed the night before.

Some people like to spoon, but only if they are the big spoon. The big spoon or papa spoon is the person, whose face and chest are against the other person’s back. The little spoon or baby spoon is the person whose backside is touching the other person. In the picture, the man is the big spoon and the woman is the little spoon.

It isn’t only lovers that spoon. You can spoon with your friends when they’re sad. You can spoon your dog, or if your dog is big enough, he can spoon you!

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“Nothing happened after my date last night. We just spooned.”

“It’s cold. Come spoon with me tonight.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

margui To sleep together, one behind the other..Oh..such an interesting way !!
by margui
jrobk it is a sleeping position in which a man sleeps very tight to a woman facing her back. It may also refer to a sexual position n its mainly for people who"cough cough"
by jrobk
Luichi To spoon is to lay close to someone else holding him or her from behind
by Luichi
EriN it's to nestle against one another in bed whilst both facing the same way :)
by EriN
Nabilah To nestle against one another in bed whilst both facing the same way.
by Nabilah
jojodine Spooning is An affectionate cuddling where the man lays behind the woman and arms wrapped onto the woman's chest OR to spoon with someone is to lie and/or make love in this position.
by jojodine
olirach83 sleep together, huging the person beside you
by olirach83
zlekno to sleep with your partner in a special position.
by zlekno

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nemo

China

I had experience it!so cool!

03:22 PM Mar 01 2008 |

sendrella

sendrella

Lebanon

good to sleep with ur love in this position

08:11 AM Mar 01 2008 |

julee

julee

Saudi Arabia

wooow
it’s new for me..

07:36 AM Mar 01 2008 |

smiyia

smiyia

China

It’s so comfortable and wonderful to sleep in spoon position with the people u like!

06:38 AM Mar 01 2008 |

yueyuezhu

yueyuezhu

China

good, bith still keep a little distance from the other, not too close.

12:35 AM Mar 01 2008 |

Ono

Ono

Hungary

it’s a bit strange, cuz here in Hungary we use only in sexual meaning “spoon”....so…:D IT’S FUNNY :)

07:30 PM Feb 29 2008 |

saifer

saifer

Bahrain

it is realy romantic to SPOON with close person

10:25 PM Feb 28 2008 |

**LoLa*

**LoLa*

Belgium

for me it not comfortable to sleep in spoon position, coz i always touch smbody)))

08:12 PM Feb 28 2008 |

zmani

zmani

Italy

I like sleeping with my girlfriend in spoon position.

08:02 PM Feb 28 2008 |

Doudy

Doudy

Egypt

First I thought that ” Spoon ” is just that somenthing which we use when we want to eat

06:45 PM Feb 28 2008 |

adwendwen

adwendwen

Ghana

It’s always nice to spoon but you really rightly said spooning becomes so uncomfortable during the hot weather. Thanks.

04:40 PM Feb 28 2008 |

jrobk

jrobk

Uganda

its really fun and romantic to spoon wih some one you love…isn’t it guys..?

04:15 PM Feb 28 2008 |

lizzybaby

Gambia

Spoon means when you sleep very close to the one you love by facing the same direction.. its good, you know ha ha ha lol

04:10 PM Feb 28 2008 |

lym19832001

Canada

I like sleeping with friend in spoon position.

03:28 PM Feb 28 2008 |

intelligent17

Pakistan

Good lesson, I like it

03:05 PM Feb 28 2008 |

nono_cute

nono_cute

Iraq

lol dunno wot 2 say… all d wayzz r good bt i dont ve a bf so i wont spoon wid any1

01:02 PM Feb 28 2008 |

icingblue813

China

so sweet lesson

12:56 PM Feb 28 2008 |

brightsun

brightsun

China

what a pleasure to spoon with your lover!

12:41 PM Feb 28 2008 |

saudigirl

saudigirl

Saudi Arabia

Go0o0od lesson

12:36 PM Feb 28 2008 |

gorir

gorir

Sudan

I thought first the SPOON it is just something to use it when want to eat! but I foud we use it also when we come to eat!! (by another meaning)!

11:28 AM Feb 28 2008 |

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