: a snack consisting of high-energy food (such as raisins and nuts)

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These, however, fall into the gorp-core aesthetic Bella Hadid helped popularize. Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026

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1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gorp was in 1966

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“Gorp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gorp. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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gorp

noun
: a snack consisting of high-energy food (as raisins and nuts)
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