Pattycake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpætikeɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pattycake is a noun meaning (colloquial) A childish or time-wasting activity.
Meaning
(colloquial) A childish or time-wasting activity.
More Meanings
- (children's games) A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands, often to the accompaniment of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man".
Example Sentences
“Stalin's boys don't play pattycake with people like Mr. Kravchenko.”
This Cherokee County Sheriff goes about two-fifty and he don't play pattycake. He's gonna wanna know where you were yesterday.
Word Forms
- patacake
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include patball, slaps, snap, slapsies, touch, handy-dandy.
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