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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According to the lawsuit, she was not told to fast and had eaten a sugar-heavy breakfast of pancakes with syrup, jelly and orange juice, along with several cookies and Kool-Aid before being tested.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Though the items in the pantries may vary by school, Chestnut offers pasta, rice, beans, pancake mix, carrots, and canned ravioli.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Slapjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapjack. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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