ricer
ricer Lexical Profile
ricer Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A handheld kitchen utensil featuring a perforated hopper and a levered plunger, used to press cooked potatoes or other soft foods into small, rice-sized strands.
"The chef passed the boiled potatoes through a ricer to ensure the gnocchi dough remained light and lump-free."
North American An economy car, originally of Asian manufacture, that has been modified with ostentatious cosmetic accessories to give the false impression of high performance, or the driver of such a vehicle (slang, often derogatory).
"Critics at the local car meet dismissed the heavily spoilered sedan as a ricer with no actual engine upgrades."
North American A person who harvests wild rice, especially from a canoe using traditional wooden knocking sticks.
"Every autumn, experienced ricers glide through the shallow marshes of northern Minnesota to gather the ripened grain."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'ricer' in culinary contexts refers neutrally to a kitchen utensil, its automotive slang sense—referring to an economy car modified with superficial racing accessories or its driver—carries derogatory and historically racialized connotations.