English

A drawing of stick figures spooning. The person on the right is the little spoon.

Noun

little spoon

1. (slang) The person whose back is touching the other person's front when spooning.
   • 2011, Charlotte Knight, "You snooze, you lose", The Daily Titan (California State University, Fullerton), Volume 89, Issue 13, 24 February 2011, page 4:

     So we would attempt to nap. But as he had a twin bed, space was limited, so I would insist he be the big spoon and I be the little spoon.

   • 2012, "She's the little spoon: Snuggle up for $60", Metro (New York), 12 July 2012, page 2:

     "There are different kinds of cuddling positions, but I typically always start out spooning. And I am pretty small, so usually I'm the little spoon," Samuel said.

   • 2012, Anna L. Beedes, "Finding fairies in moustaches", Capilano Courier (Capilano University), Volume 46, Number 11, 26 November 2012, page 8:

     The morning after, while demanding to be the little spoon he asked, “So you're not going to fall in love with me, are you?”

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:little spoon.

Coordinate terms

• big spoon