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 variations of 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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How to use slapjack in a sentence

Perhaps some dainty fellow prefers the more imposing "slapjack."
Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865|Carlton McCarthy
She called him her "slapjack" and would tell him to come and have his smack!
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola

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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