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flapjacky

flapjacky adjective: resembling or characteristic of a flapjack (oat bar).

Adjective

flapjacky (comparative more flapjacky, superlative most flapjacky)

  1. (UK) Resembling or characteristic of a flapjack (oat bar).
    • The only downside was the lack of vegan puds, they did have an apricotty flapjacky thing but a 'real' cake would have ensured top marks!!2003 April 22, artichoke, “review of guesthouses/restaurants in UK”, in alt.food.vegan (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2023
    • At least they gave us the choice of having sarnies that expired that day for half price, or fresher ones at full price. We each had a half price butty, a can of elderflower fizzy stuff and Pa had a flapjacky thing.2004 September 8, Fenny, “I'd be dangerous if I had a brian^([sic])”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2023
  2. (US) Resembling or characteristic of an (American) pancake.
    • Flapjacks must be a sort of natural boy food the world over, for a New York city organization has found itself compelled to provide this American dish at its boys’ camp at Lake Membosha, New York, and also at another boys’ camp, the first of its kind in Cuba, which it helps the Asociacion de...1907 September 8, “Flapjacks in Cuba. They Help Solve the Help Problem in a Boys’ Camp There. New York Tribune.”, in Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y., second part, page 8, columns 5–6
    • “You once told me a man is what he eats. I ate flapjacks for breakfast and I’ve felt kind of flapjacky all day.”1961 October 5, Cecil Smith, “The TV Scene-⁠-⁠-Mr. Beanblossom Spreads Wings”, in Los Angeles Times, volume LXXX, Los Angeles, Calif., part II, page 14

Examples of flapjacky in a sentence

  • That's why they're so flapjacky and satisfyin'.2006 July 24, Enzo Matrix, “Sarah's Mum”, in alt.funnytown (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2023:
  • If I get my act together I'll do a few seedy nutty flapjacky traybakey type things to bring2007 September 3, Josie Stewart, “food at Burnlaw”, in MADD (Google Groups), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2023:
  • I think it's the national dish of Australia - a type of biscuity/flapjacky thing with a topping2007 November 23, murie...@yahoo.co.uk, “Australian dumplings”, in uk.food+drink.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2023:
  • I grabbed a handful of grapes and some flapjacky things with nuts and raisins, plus a couple of cans of Coke, and whizzed them up to my bedroom.2009, Jean Ure, Boys Will Be Boys (Girlfriends), London: Orchard Books, Hachette Children’s Books, →ISBN, pages 23–24:

Forms of flapjacky

comparativemore flapjacky
superlativemost flapjacky
alternative formflap-jacky

Origin of flapjacky

From flapjack + -y.

Questions about flapjacky

What does flapjacky mean?
Flapjacky means resembling or characteristic of a flapjack (oat bar).
How do you use flapjacky in a sentence?
That's why they're so flapjacky and satisfyin'.
What part of speech is flapjacky?
Flapjacky is an adjective.

Words near flapjacky in the dictionary

  1. flaperons
  2. flapgate
  3. flapgates
  4. flapjack
  5. flapjacks
  6. flapjacky
  7. flapless
  8. flaplike
  9. flapling
  10. flaplings
  11. flappable

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