flapjack

[flap-jak] Origin

flap·jack

[flap-jak]
noun
1.
a pancake or griddlecake.
2.
British. a small case for face powder; compact.

Origin:
1590–1600; flap + jack1


1. See pancake.

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Flapjack is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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flapjack (ˈflæpˌdʒæk)
 
n
1.  a chewy biscuit made with rolled oats
2.  (US), (Canadian), (NZ) another word for pancake
 
[C17: from flap (in the sense: toss) + jack1]

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flapjack
pre-1600, from flap + jack, using the personal name in its generic object sense.
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