chopstickology

English

Etymology

From chopstick +‎ -ology.

Noun

chopstickology (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) The art of using chopsticks.
    • 1986, Samuel L. Lewis, SufiVision and Initiation: Meetings with Remarkable Beings, page 111:
      I am not, however, writing about food, though I think I have gone from a B.S. to a Ph.D. in chopstickology.
    • 1994, Fred Schneiter, Getting Along with the Chinese, Hamamatsu: Heian International, page 104:
      One of the more difficult aspects of chopstickology is how to get over the embarrassment of dropping something.
    • 2007 March 23, Shawnda, “Quick Kung Pao Chicken”, in The Brewer and the Baker‎[1]:
      A friend gave me a quick tutorial in Chopstickology and that was all I needed.
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