Splayd

/ spleɪd /

noun

1. an implement combining the functions of knife, fork, and spoon

Word History and Origins

Origin of Splayd¹

from sp ( oon ) + ( bl ) ade

Example Sentences

The urban myth about MacArthur and the Japanese possibly arose because the first person to create a hybrid fork-spoon for the mass market was another McArthur, an Australian named Bill McArthur, of Potts Point, New South Wales, who in 1943 launched his patented Splayd — derived from the verb “to splay” — after seeing a magazine photo of women awkwardly balancing knives, forks, and plates on their laps at a party.

From Salon