for breakfast, there's bacon and flapjacks with syrup
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Williams hit a flapjack on Hendry, who fell face-first onto the title, which laid on the canvas.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025 So far, Carnarvon flapjack octopuses have only been found in a small region off the northwestern coast of Australia, the study said.—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025 The flapjack was fluffy, the taters were crunchy and buttery, the chorizo had a spicy kick, and the pungent sourdough bread crunched.—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025 The soufflé pancakes are prepared with a classic flapjack batter that is whipped with egg whites and cooked in molds to maintain their shape.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for flapjack
Word History
Etymology
flap entry 2 (in sense "to toss sharply") + the personal name Jack
Note:
For the use of the name Jack to denote a range of roles and objects see jack entry 1.
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