knife and fork

verb

To eat with a knife and fork.

“Knife and forking a slice of pizza makes you look hoity-toity.”

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Meanings

verbknife and fork (third-person singular simple present knife and forks, present participle knife and forking, simple past and past participle knife and forked)

present singular third person knife and forks · participle present knife and forking · participle past knife and forked · past knife and forked

  1. informalTo eat with a knife and fork.

    Knife and forking a slice of pizza makes you look hoity-toity.

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APA

knife and fork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20and%20fork

MLA

“knife and fork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20and%20fork. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knife and fork,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20and%20fork.

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