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- [flap-jak]
- /ˈflæpˌdʒæk/
- /ˈflæp.dʒæk/
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- [flap-jak]
- /ˈflæpˌdʒæk/
Definitions of flapjack word
- noun flapjack a pancake or griddlecake. 1
- noun flapjack British. a small case for face powder; compact. 1
- noun flapjack A pancake. 1
- noun flapjack oat cookie 1
- noun flapjack large pancake 1
- variable noun flapjack Flapjacks are thick biscuits made from oats, butter, and syrup. 0
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Origin of flapjack
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; flap + jack1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flapjack
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flapjack popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flapjack usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flapjack
noun flapjack
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- battercake — pancake (def 1).
- flannel cake — griddlecake; pancake.
- pancake — a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack.
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