Phrase guide

flat as a pancake

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Particularly or extremely flat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: simile

Examples

  • If something that heavy landed on him, he'd be squished flat as a pancake.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: flad som en pandekage — extremely flat
  • Finnish: litteä kuin pannukakku — extremely flat
  • French: plat comme une crêpe — extremely flat
  • German: flach wie eine Flunder — extremely flat
  • German: flach wie Holland — extremely flat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flat som en pannekake — extremely flat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flat som ei pannekake — extremely flat
  • Russian: пло́ский как блин (plóskij kak blin) — extremely flat
  • Swedish: platt som en pannkaka — extremely flat