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soap flakes

plural noun

  1. small flakes or chips of soap commercially produced and packaged for washing laundry, dishes, etc.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of soap flakes1

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

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Example Sentences

All there was left in the bottom of the tub was maybe half a pound of singed-looking—soap flakes?

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