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slap⋅jack

[slap-jak]
–noun
1. a simple card game.
2. a flapjack or griddlecake.

Origin:
1790–1800; slap 1 + jack 1


2. See pancake.
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slap·jack   (slāp'jāk')   
n.  
  1. A pancake; a flapjack.

  2. A card game in which each player tries to be the first to slap with the hand any jack that is dealt face-up.


[slap + (flap)jack.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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