noun

flapjack

oat bar, granola bar (Note: in US 'flapjack' means pancake)

I made some flapjacks for the picnic.

I made some flapjacks for the picnic.

A flapjack is a sweet oat bar.

A flapjack is a sweet oat bar.

a flapjack a sweet bar made from oats, butter, and syrup (in UK); a pancake (in US) I made some flapjacks for the picnic.

Synonyms: oat bar, cereal bar (for the UK meaning)

From 'flap' (to flip) and 'jack' (a generic name). In the US, it retains an older meaning of pancake. The British oat bar sense is more recent.

Crucially, remember 'flapjack' means pancake in the US. The British English meaning is an oat bar.

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