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slapjack

[ slap-jak ]
/ ˈslæpˌdʒæk /
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noun

a simple card game.
a flapjack or griddlecake.

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Origin of slapjack

First recorded in 1790–1800; slap1 + jack1

regional variation note for slapjack

2. See pancake.

Words nearby slapjack

slap dashing, slap down, slaphappy, slaphead, slap in the face, slapjack, slap on the back, slap on the wrist, SLAPP, slapped-cheek disease, slapper
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British Dictionary definitions for slapjack

slapjack
/ (ˈslæpˌdʒæk) /

noun

a simple card game
US another word for pancake

Word Origin for slapjack

C19: from slap + jack 1
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