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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  • The judges, however, don’t like the way lemongrass sorbet and stem-ginger ice cream taste together, which, yeah, that seems like putting salsa on your pancakes or something gross like that.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Little Tavern features salads, burgers and entrees from the Tavern restaurant on South Hulen Street, plus a full weekend brunch menu including blueberry pancakes.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Slapjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapjack. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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