as in pancake
a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle)
for breakfast, there's bacon and flapjacks with syrup
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Recent Examples of flapjack
These gluten-free flapjacks retail for $4 and make a quick, easy weekday breakfast.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2026
This film is a holiday joy from start to finish, complete with tree trimming, flapjack flipping, and a flirty carriage ride.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Having obvious trouble is Lesley, who put a layer of shortbread under her flapjack, which screwed up the cooking time, which screwed up the decorating time, which left Lesley, well, screwed.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The flapjacks surely wouldn’t hold up to my memory.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2026
This film is a holiday joy from start to finish, complete with tree trimming, flapjack flipping, and a flirty carriage ride.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Having obvious trouble is Lesley, who put a layer of shortbread under her flapjack, which screwed up the cooking time, which screwed up the decorating time, which left Lesley, well, screwed.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The flapjacks surely wouldn’t hold up to my memory.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flapjack
pancake
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For $5, attendees got their fill of pancakes, sausages, and other breakfast favorites.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Park also adds a few trendy items to the menu from time-to-time, like chai cinnamon pancakes.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Flapjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flapjack. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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