cutensil

plural cutensils

1. A functional object with a cute or novelty design.

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   Take the popularity of "cutensils" — kitchen utensils that have been given personality implants. Open the drawer in an American or European home and you'll likely find a bottle opener that looks like a smiling cat, a spaghetti spoon that grins at you and the pasta, or a vegetable brush with googly eyes and spindly legs.

   2006, Daniel H. Pink, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future, Riverhead Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 80