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slapjack

noun

ˈslap-ˌjak

Definition of slapjack

as in pancake

a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle) had a big plate of slapjacks with syrup for breakfast on his birthday

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Recent Examples of slapjack The indictment says that Perna — armed with a club known as a slapjack — and an unidentified member of his crew followed Cantin to a strip mall in Passaic County and attacked him in the parking lot. — NBC News, 16 Dec. 2020

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pancake

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Many people were feared trapped as a tall building collapsed Friday in Kenya’s capital, leaving a huge mound of concrete and more than a dozen floors stacked like pancakes, with little space between them.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Its menu features omelets, lemon ricotta pancakes and chicken and waffles with cocktails and mimosas.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pancake

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