flapjack
noun
flap·jack ˈflap-ˌjak 
: pancake
Synonyms
- griddle cake
- hotcake
- pancake
- slapjack
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Example Sentences
for breakfast, there's bacon and flapjacks with syrup
Recent Examples on the Web Crème fraîche and sour cream combine with traditional pancake mix for a finished flapjack that's fluffy and rich. 
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Highlights are karaoke contest, grapefruit bowling, wheelbarrow races, flapjack toss contest. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022 Codependent goes out on a limb with its blueberry flapjack latte (yummy). Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 17 June 2022 Jimmy Kimmel has made and shared pictures of an Oscar the Grouch flapjack, an edible reminder to vote and other adorable creations. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 4 Apr. 2022 Beckham also posted photos of their finished pancakes to his Instagram Story, showing off Harper's perfectly crisp flapjack before revealing on the following slide that his pancake got burnt. Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2022 That being this eye-catching cross between a popover and a crepe, which is simultaneously both richer and more delicate than the average flapjack. Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021 The flapjacks are also featured in Gaines's new cookbook Magnolia Table Volume 2, which is on sale for $19.99 at Target right now. Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2020 There’s no prescribed path for a candidate to trek down, just a set of practices that have evolved over time: the arena rally, the theatre-in-the-round town hall, the flapjack-diner visit, the fancy-dinner fund-raiser, et cetera. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2020 See More
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Highlights are karaoke contest, grapefruit bowling, wheelbarrow races, flapjack toss contest. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022 Codependent goes out on a limb with its blueberry flapjack latte (yummy). Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 17 June 2022 Jimmy Kimmel has made and shared pictures of an Oscar the Grouch flapjack, an edible reminder to vote and other adorable creations. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 4 Apr. 2022 Beckham also posted photos of their finished pancakes to his Instagram Story, showing off Harper's perfectly crisp flapjack before revealing on the following slide that his pancake got burnt. Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2022 That being this eye-catching cross between a popover and a crepe, which is simultaneously both richer and more delicate than the average flapjack. Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021 The flapjacks are also featured in Gaines's new cookbook Magnolia Table Volume 2, which is on sale for $19.99 at Target right now. Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2020 There’s no prescribed path for a candidate to trek down, just a set of practices that have evolved over time: the arena rally, the theatre-in-the-round town hall, the flapjack-diner visit, the fancy-dinner fund-raiser, et cetera. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
flap entry 2 (in sense "to toss sharply") + the personal name Jack
Note: For the use of the name Jack to denote a range of roles and objects see jack entry 1.
First Known Use
circa 1600, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
flapjack
noun
flap·jack ˈflap-ˌjak
: pancake
flapjacks
noun
as in pancakes
a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle) for breakfast, there's bacon and flapjacks with syrup Synonyms & Similar Words
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