pattycake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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".
  2. A childish or time-wasting activity.

Pronunciation

/ˈpætikeɪk/

Word forms

pattycake pat-a-cake patacake
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