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oatcake

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Definition of oatcake

as in flapjack

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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. — 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

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The restaurant is known for its key lime flapjacks, Creole shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles.

— Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Every family carries at least one recipe that is a few generations old for biscuits, cornbread, or flapjacks.

— Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 7 June 2026

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The public intellectual of the future won’t be wearing tweed or a button-down collar—the new uniform involves a coach’s headset, or the pancake makeup from the greenroom of some sports network.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
This contrasts with the VR Glasses' use of a micro-OLED panel and pancake lenses directly in front of your eyes, effectively replacing your view with the panel.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

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