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slapjack

noun
slap·​jack | \ ˈslap-ˌjak How to pronounce slapjack (audio) \

Definition of slapjack

1 : pancake
2 : a card game in which each player tries to be the first to slap a hand on any jack that appears faceup
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Examples of slapjack in a Sentence

had a big plate of slapjacks with syrup for breakfast

First Known Use of slapjack

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for slapjack

slap entry 1 + -jack (as in flapjack)

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The first known use of slapjack was in 1796

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