slapjack

[slap-jak]

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noun

a simple card game.
a flapjack or griddlecake.

Origin of slapjack

First recorded in 1790–1800; slap¹ + jack¹

Regional variation note

2. See pancake.

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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
Perhaps some dainty fellow prefers the more imposing "slapjack."
Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865
Carlton McCarthy

British Dictionary definitions for slapjack

slapjack

noun

a simple card game
US another word for pancake

Word Origin

C19: from slap + jack 1

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Regional variation note

Examples from the Web for slapjack

Historical Examples

She called him her "slapjack" and would tell him to come and have his smack!

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

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Word Origin

Origin of slapjack