perfect synonyms--chamber pot

[Jonathan Lighter]

My guess is that "slop jar" came first.  Frankly, I don't know where
"slapjack" is used in this sense.  Surely it isn't common.

JL

On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Margaret Lee <mlee303 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ---------------------- Information from the mail header
> -----------------------
> Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Poster:       Margaret Lee <mlee303 at YAHOO.COM>
> Subject:      Re: perfect synonyms--chamber pot
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Since 'slapjack' can mean chamber pot, I remember such a container being
> ca=
> lled a 'slop jar' in my childhood. Can this be a variation of 'slapjack'?
> =A0
> --Margaret Lee
>
> ________________________________________
>
> --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: perfect synonyms
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 3:50 PM
>
>
>
> I can now reveal two comparably synonymous English words. They are
> so mundane, however, that no one will be impressed.
>
> The envelope please:
>
> "Flapjack" and "slapjack."
>
> Objection: whereas "gorse" and "furze" have the virtue of always meaning
> each other, "slapjack" can also mean "chamberpot."=A0 At least that's what
> =
> the
> late Fred Cassidy told me many years ago.
>
> Gorse/furze, flapjack/slapjack.=A0 I guess it's...a toss-up.
>
> JL
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
> =0A=0A=0A
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
>

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org