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A game in which two or more players compare knives; the player with the largest knife is the winner. However, any player may choose to use a spoon instead of a knife. Any spoon beats any knife, but a player with a spoon …

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  1. A game in which two or more players compare knives; the player with the largest knife is the winner. However, any player may choose to use a spoon instead of a knife. Any spoon beats any knife, but a player with a spoon is disqualified if another player recognizes and announces his or her use of a spoon. > "That's not a knife. THIS is a knife!" > "That's not a knife, that's a spoon." > "Ah, I see you've played Knifey-Spoony before!"