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toothpick

[ tooth-pik ]

noun

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


toothpick

/ ˈtuːθˌpɪk /

noun

  1. a small sharp sliver of wood, plastic, etc, used for extracting pieces of food from between the teeth
  2. a slang word for bowie knife
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of toothpick1

First recorded in 1480–90; tooth + pick 2
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Example Sentences

All the toothpick stuff, that was her idea.

“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.’

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

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.

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

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