slapjack

American  

[slap-jak] / ˈslæpˌdʒæk /

noun

1. a simple card game.

2. a flapjack or griddlecake.

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slapjack British  

/ ˈslæpˌdʒæk /

noun

1. a simple card game

2. another word for pancake

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Regionalisms

See pancake.

Etymology

Origin of slapjack

First recorded in 1790–1800; slap ¹ + jack ¹

Example Sentences

"It's the difference between playing slapjack and playing bridge."

From Time Magazine Archive

He remembered the narrow white beds and the old men playing slapjack in the corner.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

His second visit to his friend was like the first, except that the old men in the room watched them listlessly and did not play slapjack.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Three old men played a game of slapjack in a corner.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Perhaps some dainty fellow prefers the more imposing "slapjack."

From Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 by Sheppard, William Ludwell