fish slice

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English

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fish slice

Etymology

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From fish +‎ slice (spatula).

Noun

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fish slice (plural fish slices)

  1. (British) A kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs (commonly, burgers and omelettes) in a frying pan; a spatula.
    Synonyms: fish trowel, turner, pancake turner, (US) [Term?]
    Would you pass me that fish slice, please; I'm making a mess trying to turn this omelette.
    • 2023 January 28, Justin Myers, “62 dating green flags that shout ‘this one’s a keeper’”, in The Guardian[1]:
      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).

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