Meaning of flap-jacky | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [B2]

Examples

“Senator Johnson, who first made a name as the author of “Cuddy Flour” four years ago, is out in the Citizen with a new version calculated to tickle the difident^([sic]) muse out of retirement to look with flap-jacky eye on the new brand, made of Indian valley wheat by the roller process.”

“He talked about a certain faction of Democrats who had a steam roller, and, if the contest man senses the thing just right, it was running over some folks right here in Raleigh who refuse to assume the form of a dejected flapjack without making some complaint of it. That’s all right. Don’t be one of those flap-jacky sort of citizens! Just go about your business quietly—and do things.”

““Thin French pan cakes for dessert. These are thin and flap-jacky and were served rolled up, in sauce.[…]””

“Seldom are we served such delicate Mandarin pancakes. You wouldn’t believe the thick flap-jacky ones they produce at some places.”

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