sea pancake

English

Etymology
Two sea pancakes.

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

Noun

sea pancake (plural sea pancakes)

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) A manta ray.
    Synonym: majestic flap flap
    • 2015 July 2, @666bongz, Twitter‎:
      I wanna go to the aquarium and pet the sea pancakes :-(
    • 2016 July 14, Michaela (@MichaelaPCecala), Twitter‎:
      All of these sea pancakes greeted me at once today and I felt so blessed 😍🙌🏼 #SheddAquarium
    • 2019 August 27, Audubon Nature Institute (@AudubonNature), Twitter‎:
      Here are some sea pancakes to brighten your day! 😃
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sea pancake.
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