Definition

1. Noun:
   • A flat cake made from batter and cooked on a griddle: A flapjack is a type of simple, flat cake, typically made from a thin batter of flour, milk, and eggs, and fried on both sides on a hot surface like a griddle or frying pan.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • For breakfast, she made delicious blueberry flapjacks.
  • The diner is famous for its thick and fluffy flapjacks served with maple syrup.

Advanced Usage

• "Flapjack" as a regional term: In some regions, particularly the UK, the word "flapjack" refers to a different food—a sweet tray bake made from oats, butter, and golden syrup, which is baked rather than fried. However, the primary definition in American English is the flat griddle cake.
  • In the American context, a flapjack is essentially a pancake.

Variants and Related Words

• Pancake (n): A very common synonym for flapjack, especially in American English.
  • Pancakes and flapjacks are often used interchangeably.
• Griddlecake (n): Another term for a cake cooked on a griddle.
• Hotcake (n): A synonym, often used in the phrase "selling like hotcakes."

Synonyms

• Pancake: A thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides.
• Griddlecake: A cake cooked on a griddle.
• Hotcake: Another term for pancake or flapjack.

Related Idioms

• "Sell like hotcakes": To be sold very quickly and in large quantities.
  • The new video game is selling like hotcakes. (Note: This idiom uses "hotcakes," a synonym, not the target word "flapjack" directly.)

Noun

1. a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle