Chopstick
noun
A pair of thin sticks, typically of wood or bamboo, that are used for eating food in East Asian cultures.
She expertly used chopsticks to pick up sushi.
Often appears as...
- pair of chopsticks
- eat with chopsticks
noun
A pair of thin sticks, typically of wood or bamboo, that are used for eating food in East Asian cultures.
She expertly used chopsticks to pick up sushi.
Often appears as...
- pair of chopsticks
- eat with chopsticks
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Chopsticks are deeply rooted in East Asian traditions and showing proper etiquette is important.
At the dinner, she was careful to place her chopsticks properly out of respect.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Sticks
Chopsticks are not merely two sticks; they are crafted with specific materials and designs for use.
The lacquered chopsticks felt smooth and had decorative patterns.
Pro Tip 3/3Metonymy
'Chopsticks' can represent the broader Asian cuisine, culture, or eating style in certain contexts.
A love for chopsticks grew alongside his passion for Asian cooking.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Chopsticks are deeply rooted in East Asian traditions and showing proper etiquette is important.
At the dinner, she was careful to place her chopsticks properly out of respect.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Sticks
Chopsticks are not merely two sticks; they are crafted with specific materials and designs for use.
The lacquered chopsticks felt smooth and had decorative patterns.
Pro Tip 3/3Metonymy
'Chopsticks' can represent the broader Asian cuisine, culture, or eating style in certain contexts.
A love for chopsticks grew alongside his passion for Asian cooking.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Chopsticks are deeply rooted in East Asian traditions and showing proper etiquette is important.
At the dinner, she was careful to place her chopsticks properly out of respect.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Sticks
Chopsticks are not merely two sticks; they are crafted with specific materials and designs for use.
The lacquered chopsticks felt smooth and had decorative patterns.
Pro Tip 3/3Metonymy
'Chopsticks' can represent the broader Asian cuisine, culture, or eating style in certain contexts.
A love for chopsticks grew alongside his passion for Asian cooking.
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Video examples
John Maeda: My journey...
I got my masters, and then went to art school after that. And just began to design stuff, like chopstick wrappers, napkins, menus -- whatever I could get a handle sort of wheel-and-deal, move up in the design world, whatever. And isn't it that strange moment when you publish your design?
Video examples
Rapid prototyping Google...
But, I tied it to the end of a chopstick, I clipped it into a binder clip, and then put it over a pen, and basically what happens then is when you move your arm and it produces tension on the wire, the chopstick comes down like a lever and clicks a presentation clicker,
Video examples
John Maeda: My journey...
I got my masters, and then went to art school after that. And just began to design stuff, like chopstick wrappers, napkins, menus -- whatever I could get a handle sort of wheel-and-deal, move up in the design world, whatever. And isn't it that strange moment when you publish your design?
Video examples
Rapid prototyping Google...
But, I tied it to the end of a chopstick, I clipped it into a binder clip, and then put it over a pen, and basically what happens then is when you move your arm and it produces tension on the wire, the chopstick comes down like a lever and clicks a presentation clicker,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Andrew Solomon
Writer
People still ask my husband and me which of us is the mom - which, as one lesbian friend pointed out to me, is like asking which chopstick is the fork. This pressure on us to embody normative traditions can be paralysing.
Quote examples
Andrew Solomon
Writer
People still ask my husband and me which of us is the mom - which, as one lesbian friend pointed out to me, is like asking which chopstick is the fork. This pressure on us to embody normative traditions can be paralysing.
Example 1 of 1
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