Meanings
plural flapjacks
- USA pancake.
Sven ordered a stack of flapjacks with maple syrup, two strips of bacon, and an egg, sunny side up.
1 more example
There is CCTV in the coach, so anyone planning to pilfer a flapjack may well be seen!
2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 52 - UKA bar made with rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
fudgy flapjacky fudge […] I always buy one of those flapjacks with a layer of yoghurt on top. But even with the topping, they are just never sweet enough for me. I also love fudge but that can be toe-curlingly sweet. So, in my search for a middle ground, I decided to combine the two.
2020, Nadiya Hussain, Nadiya Bakes, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From flap (“to toss sharply”) + jack (“generic object”). So called from the process of baking it by flipping and catching it in the griddle when done on one side.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch haverkoekje
- haverkoekjeoat bar
French flapjack
- flapjackoat bar
Irish flapóg
- flapógoat bar
Swedish flapjack
- flapjackoat bar
Turkish yulaf macunu
- yulaf macunuoat bar
Welsh fflapjac
- fflapjacoat bar
Cite this entry
flapjack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapjack
“flapjack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapjack. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flapjack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapjack.
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