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pattycake.

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".

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈpætikeɪk/General-American
  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".

    uncountable
  2. A childish or time-wasting activity.

    colloquial · uncountable
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