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.
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NBC News, 16 Dec. 2020
NBC News, 16 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slapjack
pancake
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Emilia’s Buffet for $125 and $65 per child, featuring lamb, ham, French toast, pancakes and salmon.—
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Order the prosciutto cotto eggs Benedict (the English muffin recipe handed down from Petty’s mom) and the cast-iron corn pancake served with a generous portion of butter and berry preserves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Slapjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapjack. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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