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slapjack

noun

ˈslap-ˌjak

Definition of 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 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

Definition of pancake

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