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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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For these blueberry flapjacks, the taste held up (even outlasted my former publication, but that’s another story).—
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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Using generative AI to guide them, servers can then suggest the perfect side dishes to complement that order of pancakes and sausage.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
13 Aug. 2025
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An outstanding version of those pancakes appears on the dinner menu as well, topped with local mushrooms and truffles and eaten like tacos.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Oatcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oatcake. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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