fish slice

English

Etymology

From fish +‎ slice (“spatula”).

Noun

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) spatula

   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:

     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).

Translations

kitchen utensil — see spatula

Further reading

• “fish slice”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “fish slice”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “fish slice”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “fish slice” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

Anagrams

• fishsicle