little spoon

plural little spoons

1. slangThe person whose back is touching the other person's front when spooning.

   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?”

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

   2 more examples

   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.

   2011 February 24, Charlotte Knight, “You snooze, you lose”, in The Daily Titan, volume 89, number 13, California State University, Fullerton, page 4

   "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 July 12, “She's the little spoon: Snuggle up for $60”, in Metro, New York, page 2