avocado hand

avocado hand

slang An injury caused by cutting one's hand with a knife while slicing or otherwise preparing an avocado, often while trying to remove the pit. Any time I make guacamole, I'm nervous that I'll end up with avocado hand.
See also: hand
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cut at
  • cut at (someone or something)
  • cut away at (someone or something)
  • chop out
  • go under the knife
  • knife
  • pull a knife
  • pull a knife on (one)
  • (one's) day in court
  • (one's) jollies
References in periodicals archive
AVOCADO HAND INJURED yourself scooping the flesh out of your avocado?
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Tesco said it should go some way to limiting the number of so-called "avocado hand" injuries.
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It's got so bad that medics have dubbed the phenomenon "avocado hand" and want the innocent green fruit branded a health hazard.
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