"little spoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-little spoon.ogg [Australia] Forms: little spoons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} little spoon (plural little spoons)
  1. (slang) The person whose back is touching the other person's front when spooning. Tags: slang Coordinate_terms: big spoon
    Sense id: en-little_spoon-en-noun--I438Bey Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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