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spoon of Diocles

An ancient Greco-Roman surgical instrument described by the Roman encyclopedist Celsus (1st century CE) and attributed to the Greek physician Diocles of Carystus (4th century BCE). Its intended purpose was to safely extract barbed arrowheads through the original entry wound without causing additional tearing of soft tissues. It was designed to be inserted alongside the arrow, rotated so the arrowhead fits into the hole, and then withdrawn with the arrow enclosed.

A 22 cm metal tool found in the Domus del Chirurgo (Rimini, Italy) is considered by archaeologists to be one of the only physical examples.
Some historians believe that the physician of king Philip II of Macedon used a spoon of Diocles to successfully remove an arrow from the king's eye without disfiguring him.
by A. Patmos November 24, 2025
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Slings And Spoons

A game where a wheel is spun with two options: slings, and spoons. If the wheel lands on slings then ur testicles will be surgically removed and then slung onto ur face. If it lands in your mouth you must eat it, if it hits your eye your eye is replaced with your testicle. If the wheel lands on spoon then ur testicles are violently carved out with just a regular spoon and then force fed to you.
Michael: I participated in slings and spoons last night.
Everyone: you sick fuck.
by Pentabagel July 22, 2023
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Spoon Digging

The act of eating jello or chocolate pudding out of your lovers anal cavity.
"Hey Pete, what are you doing for dinner later?"
"I plan on spoon digging Steve tonight"
by No scoping November 6, 2018
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tit-spooned

The act of inadvertently thrusting a spoon into the breast of a small humpback whale.
Why did Johanna have to get tit-spooned?!
by Babatunde Chichwa April 27, 2011
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Spoon

Someone who makes up rumours for fun. A stirrer. Or a sh*t stirrer.
Omg he’s such a spoon”
by Ashaks June 21, 2018
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lagoon spoon

See if the Lagoon spoon is coming we're going fishing
by papaski November 21, 2016
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Have your spoon on you

When you say somebody have spoon on themselve, it means they're sayin' non-sence. Slanging, They're eating crap(shit) by that spoon.
Specially when they're being curious on one's personal life or cutting on somebody saying irrelevant things.
(A Persian common urban expression)
A: I'm doing my best to buy that new PC. I do need it
B: If you need anything, just give me a call.
C addressing A&B: Don't do that! It doesn't worth it.
A replies: Do you "have your spoon on you"?!
by Sinatrup October 28, 2018
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