Spatula or squeegee?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
Rockingham, Australia
March 14, 2026 11:27pm CST
Later today, we’re travelling to the BIL’s and going to an outdoor movie theatre with him and his daughter. We’ll have a picnic there before the movie starts, probably pizza. We’ll be seeing Moulin Rouge. I haven’t seen this version of it.
Vince made dessert for us. The jellied fruit in the photo has now been covered with custard. When he was spooning in the custard, he used a squeegee/spatula to get the most out of the saucepan and I was reminded of my nephew who would stay with us from time to time. If Mum was cooking cakes, my nephew would hang around waiting to ‘lick the bowl’. When Mum picked up the spatula, there was a cry of anguish ‘Oh, Aunty, don’t use that!’
Do you call them squeegees or spatulas? They’re a great invention but it can be hard to find with the right amount of rigidity.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar
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Forgive the one response but I couldn't face the thought of putting all this individually.
We don't call the cooking one a squeegee really but I thought perhaps you folk did so I was trying to make it clear what I was talking about. Instead, I think I've just confused the issue. 
But between us, we all get there, don't we? 
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@AliCanary (4387)
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16 Mar
Is it the Baz Luhrman version of Moulin Rouge, with Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman? I love that movie! It's so colorful and absolutely bonkers. Your countrywoman Kylie Minogue has a "very small" role, too (that's a joke - she plays the little green fairy from the absynthe). Let me get some pictures regarding the squeegee/spatula debate.
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@AliCanary (4387)
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16 Mar
Just to confuse matters, this is ALSO a spatula. I'm assuming you call the silicone one above a "squeegee" because it squeeges (lol). So maybe this one is just a "spatula" to you, or does it have a different name, like a "turner"? And what do you call the scraper thingy that we call a squeegee?
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
15 Mar
Spatula is what we refer them to.
Is the Moulin Rouge the 2001 with Nicole Kidman?
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@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
15 Mar
We refer to them as a spatula, used for baking and removing matter neatly from bowls and dishes.
They are usually made of rubber.
A squeegee has a thinner rubber edging that is ideal for getting streak-free windows and glass in bathrooms or in vehicles.
I kind of giggle when I imagine a child asking to lick the squeegee. 
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar
The movie was certainly colourful with a good number of Australian actors. We had fun picking them out.
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
15 Mar
Yeah, spatula. A squeegee is for glass windows to take the water/cleaning fluid off.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Mar
I use a spatula to lift things up or from a pan,
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@Traceyjayne (11252)
• United Kingdom
15 Mar
I’d call it a spatula …..and I would probably cry in horror too ….the bowl is always to be licked clean which means always, always, leaving a decent amount of mixture in the bowl !
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar
You're so right. There needs to be a certain amount of mixture left behind. 
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
15 Mar
Spatulas. Squeegees are what we use to get the moisture off windows.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
15 Mar
I call it squeegee..I love that desert!
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