slapjack

slap·jack

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slap-jak]
- /ˈslæpˌdʒæk/
- /ˈslæp.dʒæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slap-jak]
- /ˈslæpˌdʒæk/

Definitions of slapjack word

noun slapjack a simple card game. 1
noun slapjack a flapjack or griddlecake. 1
noun slapjack a simple card game 0
noun slapjack flapjack 0

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Origin of slapjack

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800; slap1 + jack1

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Parts of speech for Slapjack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slapjack

slapjack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

slapjack usage trend in Literature

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