pancake, n.² — Green’s Dictionary of Slang (2024)

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(US) an attractive young woman, esp. with overtones of promiscuity. 1931. 19401950. 1959.

Pancake Day is an informal name for Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday in some Christian traditions. It's called Pancake Day due to the tradition of eating pancakes on that day.

The small pancakes in Mexico are called "hotcakes" or "panqueques" in Spanish. They are similar to the American pancakes, but they are smaller and thinner, and sometimes they are filled with sweet or savory ingredients such as fruits, chocolate, cheese, or meat.

Envious or jealous: When someone is described as "green," it means they are envious or covetous of something someone else has. For instance, if someone is jealous of their friends new car, they might be called "green with envy." 3. Money: In some contexts, "green" can be slang for money, particularly U.S. dollars.

Like the pancake, these people are flat, spread thin with small bits of information, and have little or no depth.

Fat and muscle loss can lead to the dreaded “pancake butt,” where the buttocks appear flat and saggy. In contrast, specific exercises such as squats, lunges, and hip thrusts can help to firm and lift the butt muscles, preventing the loss of shape and firmness.

In the South, pancakes are interchangeably called hotcakes, griddlecakes, and flapjacks, though British flapjacks are made with rolled oats cooked in the oven.

American and Canadian pancakes (sometimes called hotcakes, griddlecakes, or flapjacks) are usually served at breakfast, in a stack of two or three, topped with maple syrup or table syrup, and butter. They are often served with other items such as bacon, toast, eggs or sausage.

A pancake is a thin, flat cake that's made by pouring batter into a pan—hence its name—and then flipping it so that both sides are cooked. Pancakes is a general term that's applied to many slightly different preparations.

adjective. If you say that someone is green, you mean that they have had very little experience of life or a particular job. He was a young fellow, very green, very immature. Synonyms: inexperienced, new, innocent, raw More Synonyms of green.

What does it mean when someone calls you pookie? ›

“Pookie” is a term of endearment that describes something cute. Just like honey, sweetheart, and darling, “Pookie” is a cute nickname some people might give to something or someone they see as very cute and lovely.

As the mix between red's passion and white's purity, pink symbolizes love, nurture and compassion. It evokes feelings of comfort, warmth and hope. Pink is also a sign of good health with the phrase “in the pink.” It symbolizes success in the expression that “everything is rosy” and happiness with “tickled pink.”

A pancake is a thin, flat, circular piece of cooked batter made from milk, flour, and eggs. Pancakes are often rolled up or folded and eaten hot with a sweet or savoury filling inside. In America, pancakes are usually eaten for breakfast, with butter and maple syrup.

The pancakes emoji can be used to represent breakfast foods or meals, or to indicate a love or craving for pancakes. It can also be used in a playful or humorous way to describe a situation or person as "fluffy" or "thick," in reference to the texture of pancakes.

American and Canadian pancakes (sometimes called hotcakes, griddlecakes, or flapjacks) are usually served at breakfast, in a stack of two or three, topped with maple syrup or table syrup, and butter. They are often served with other items such as bacon, toast, eggs or sausage.

Pancakes are celebratory, a festive food considered by many to be “a symbol for life,” perhaps because “the bread-pancake made of unleavened flour and water was the staff of life” (or a dietary staple) in numerous ancient civilizations, the New York Times wrote in 1990.