flake
1 of 2noun/fleɪk/
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1
an eccentric or unreliable person
- Everyone in the office knows him as the flake who always has strange stories to tell.
- She might seem like a flake, but her creative ideas are often brilliant.
- He's a bit of a flake, never sticking to plans and often changing his mind at the last minute.
- The neighborhood flake is always doing something quirky, like painting his house in wild colors.
- Despite being a flake, she brings a lot of fun and spontaneity to the group.
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a crystal of snow
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