sea pancake

English

Etymology

Two sea pancakes.

From a jocular likening of the flattish shape of a manta ray to a pancake.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sea pancake (plural sea pancakes)

1. (Internet slang, humorous) A manta ray.

   Synonym: majestic flap flap

   • 2015 July 2, @666bongz, Twitter‎^[1]:

     I wanna go to the aquarium and pet the sea pancakes :-(

   • 2016 July 14, Michaela (@MichaelaPCecala), Twitter‎^[2]:

     All of these sea pancakes greeted me at once today and I felt so blessed 😍🙌🏼 #SheddAquarium

   • 2019 August 27, Audubon Nature Institute (@AudubonNature), Twitter‎^[3]:

     Here are some sea pancakes to brighten your day! 😃

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sea pancake.