1. thin slice - Noun
2. thin slice - Verb
thin slice (plural thin slices)
(psychology) A minimal amount of information or experience used to make quick inferences about something through thin-slicing.
thin-slice (third-person singular simple present thin-slices, present participle thin-slicing, simple past and past participle thin-sliced)
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To make quick inferences about something through thin-slicing.
thin-slice
A dry martini,' he said. 'One. In a deep champagne goblet.'... Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. Got it? Ian Fleming
It's a pity that if someone who has a really profoundly potent art to share chooses not to or doesn't fit into this very thin slice of what's desirable and marketable, chances are the public will never get a chance to hear what they're doing. Esperanza Spalding
Every morning, I eat one fat-free yogurt with a sliced peach when peaches are in season, and one thin slice of whole-wheat bread. The same thing. I don't want to get fat. And I want to keep my fitness. Leonard Lauder