flapjack

[ flap-jak ]

noun

1. a pancake or griddlecake.
2. British. a small case for face powder; compact.

flapjack

/ ˈflæpˌdʒæk /

noun

1. a chewy biscuit made with rolled oats
2. another word for pancake

Word History and Origins

Origin of flapjack¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; flap (in the obsolete sense “to flip a pancake”) + jack ¹, a catchall, humorous term for an object or person ( crackerjack )

Word History and Origins

Origin of flapjack¹

C17: from flap (in the sense: toss) + jack ¹

Example Sentences

"I got to be up early to make flapjack batter fo' yo' all," was Doc's reply.

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I baked the first flapjack and tossed it out of the pan over my shoulder.

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You couldn't digest a flapjack on anything smaller than South America.

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I can see, said Tuckerman, as he finished his third flapjack, that Davids reputation as a cook has not been exaggerated.

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It must be catching, like the measles, this running away from the stew-pans and flapjack fixings.

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