Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish slice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: fish s-lice
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs (commonly, burgers and omelettes) in a frying pan; a spatula.

British usage

Example Sentences

"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)."

Etymology

From fish + slice (“spatula”).

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

fish slices (plural)

Synonyms

fish trowel turner pancake turner spatula

Questions

What does fish slice mean?: A kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs (commonly, burgers and omelettes) in a frying pan; a spatula.
Where does fish slice come from?: From fish + slice (“spatula”).

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