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fish slice

noun

Etymology

From fish + slice (“spatula”).

  1. derived from *sleyd-✻
  2. derived from *slītaną✻
  3. derived from *slitjaną✻
  4. derived from *slitjan✻
  5. derived from esclice
  6. inherited from sclise
  7. compounded as fish slice — “fish + slice”

Definitions

  1. A kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs (commonly, burgers and omelettes) in a frying…

    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).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA