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fish slice en · NOUN

Etymology

From fish + slice (“spatula”).

Meanings

  1. (UK) 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:

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Synonyms

fish trowel · turner · spatula · pancake turner