TOOTHPICK Definition & Meaning

toothpick

[ tooth-pik ]

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noun

a small pointed piece of wood, plastic, etc., for removing substances, especially food particles, from between the teeth. tooth.

toothpick

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noun

a small sharp sliver of wood, plastic, etc, used for extracting pieces of food from between the teeth
a slang word for bowie knife

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Origin of toothpick¹

First recorded in 1480–90; tooth + pick ²

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All the toothpick stuff, that was her idea.

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“I was just eating those little sausages on the toothpicks, walking and walking. It was too cold to walk outside. I thought, `I’ve got to buy something here.’

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Yehorov, pulling a sheaf of stage notes from his pocket, dropped a container of toothpicks that hit the floor and scattered everywhere.

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And when a Labrador retriever owned by another company officer gulped down a bagel impaled with a toothpick, he said, most of the resulting $10,5000 surgical bill was covered as well.

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Was it too much to ask for a toothpick or something?

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