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Civilization's quiet flex: proof that we refuse to eat with our hands.
means The handheld tools — forks, spoons, knives and kin — used to prepare, serve, or eat food.
from From Latin utensilia, meaning things fit for use, via French utensile — literally usable stuff.
Fork shameForks were once mocked as decadent and unmanly.
Spoon senioritySpoons predate forks by thousands of years.
Word stretchOriginally meant any useful object, not just cutlery.