Flapjack

The greatest area of liguistic divergence seems to be food, followed closely by terms of abuse. Today’s word: flapjack.

In the US, flapjacks are pancakes. An accidental similarity to the word “lumberjack” has caused my mental image to include stacks of them, dripping with butter and maple syrup, being eaten in camps in the woods by large men in red suspenders.

In the UK, flapjack is a bar cookie with oats in it. They are cheap and easy to make, and occupy the same ecological niche as rice krispy treats.