cutensil

English

Etymology

Blend of cute +‎ utensil.

Noun

cutensil (plural cutensils)

1. A functional object with a cute or novelty design.
   • 2006, Daniel H. Pink, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future, Riverhead Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 80:

     Take the popularity of "cutensils" — kitchen utensils that have been given personality implants. Open the drawer in an American or European home and you'll likely find a bottle opener that looks like a smiling cat, a spaghetti spoon that grins at you and the pasta, or a vegetable brush with googly eyes and spindly legs.

Anagrams

• cut lines, cutlines, linecuts, tunicles