fish slice
fish slice noun: a kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs (commonly, burgers and omelettes) in a frying pan; a spatula.
Noun
fish slice (plural fish slices)
- A kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs (commonly, burgers and omelettes) in a frying pan; a spatula.
- Would you pass me that fish slice, please; I'm making a mess trying to turn this omelette.
- Truly the sign of an evolved person who has their shit together is that they’ve graduated beyond using a fish slice for everything (which they erroneously call a spatula).2023 January 28, Justin Myers, “62 dating green flags that shout ‘this one’s a keeper’”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- fish trowel, turner, pancake turner, spatula
Synonyms of fish slice
Forms of fish slice
| plural | fish slices |
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Origin of fish slice
From fish + slice (“spatula”).
Questions about fish slice
- What does fish slice mean?
- Fish slice means a kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs (commonly, burgers and omelettes) in a frying pan; a spatula.
- What part of speech is fish slice?
- Fish slice is a noun.
- What is the plural of fish slice?
- The plural of fish slice is fish slices.
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