Talk:cake

From RFC

Fijian and French sections. H. (talk) 15:19, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I put an explanation with the French. There is probably a better English word, but I don’t know what it would be. The Fijian seems fine, what sort of gloss are you looking for? —Stephen 06:24, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

I've heard the term "quick bread" (or "quickbread"?) used in English, so that should be a fine definition. I've even seen a local cooking show demonstrate how to make it in the past year. --EncycloPetey 20:38, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I believe 'cake' is a mass noun in English.

The plural 'cakes' doesn't exist. Like one can't say 'two coffees', but 'two cups of coffee'.

I've always said 'Two pieces of cake', also 'I'd like some cake' hints at its status as a mass noun. 213.136.9.116 12:37, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

If you bake a chocolate cake and an angelfood cake, you’ll have two cakes. —Stephen 16:15, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Furthermore you can pluralize coffee as well. --Mglovesfun (talk) 11:16, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

A cake can also be a small thing that you don't cut into slices. You can definitely have several of them. SemperBlotto 11:18, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

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cake

Rfv-sense "# To flirt with someone you are attracted to." Thryduulf 18:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Deleted. Equinox ◑ 23:04, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

trivially easy task

Not heard of this one, only heard of a piece of cake. --Mglovesfun (talk) 11:17, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

"Slim waist, thick cake, the whole world want a piece"

Lyrics from Pretty Girls. What is "cake" here? Slang for hips, buttocks, etc.? Equinox ◑ 23:52, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

The cake is a lie...

Should be added to the quotes.

delicious cake

Came across http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-is-delicious-cake which has been around since 2014. Wondering if anyone thinks this is notable enough for a page. I believe over time this has resulted in a shortening to simply "cake" along with racial-slang alternative meanings to chocolate cake and rice cake. Difficult to search for examples though. ScratchMarshall (talk) 18:13, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

something divided up

something that is to be shared or divided up, e.g. an amount of money
Everyone wants a slice of the cake.
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 17:48, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

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Rfv-sense: cackle like a goose Not spelled Shaka Khan (talk) 21:05, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

The EDD has this as "to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit", citing Lonsdale, Upshot (1811) with a different spelling: "stuid kaikin' like a gezzlin'" (and they cite Marshall, Rur. Econ. (1788) for the phrase "geese cake, hens cackle" a la "horses sweat, men perspire", but I can only find this as a sort of usex in dictionaries, not used). The EDD also has a noun "simpleton, fool, silly person" with two cites spelled cake, and one cite spelled another way, if we want to add that. - -sche (discuss) 20:48, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

• RFV failed Jane C. Jones (talk) 23:37, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Pronunciation

According to the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary,

" Usually, Compound words / phrases have early/late stress, respectively. Yet, among grammatical compounds pronounced with late stress are those where the first element names the material or ingredient (except for the terms cake, juice, water, so ˈorange juice), so a ˌpork ˈpie, a ˌrubber ˈduck, or a ˌpaper ˈbag (bag made of paper) but ˈpaper bag (bag for newspapers). JMGN (talk) 15:52, 9 October 2024 (UTC)