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Recent Examples of oatcake
Admirers regard the show with a kind of doting pride—for its underdog status and its humor, which is dry and subtle and, like oatcakes or Pimm’s, seems peculiarly British.
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Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2019
The weather was bad, the gadflies were annoying and the food consisted almost entirely of oatcakes and eggs.
—Anna Russell, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2019
The weather was bad, the gadflies were annoying and the food consisted almost entirely of oatcakes and eggs.
—Anna Russell, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oatcake
Noun
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The flapjacks surely wouldn’t hold up to my memory.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025
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Highlights are karaoke contest, grapefruit bowling, wheelbarrow races, flapjack toss contest.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
2 July 2025
Noun
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There’s comedy, intimate shows in the campground, pancake breakfasts with a side of live entertainment, and special beer tastings.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Don’t think of it just as a breakfast partner to pancakes or waffles.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All three come from basically the same brewing process: Rice is fermented with a wheat cake called nuruk, a fermentation starter that contains yeasts and molds, and lends traditional brews their characteristic funk (think natural wines).—
Sonja Swanson,
Esquire,
11 Jan. 2018
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“Oatcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oatcake. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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