flake
/fleɪk/
verb
- To break or come off in small, thin pieces.
- Dry skin can flake in cold weather.
- The old paint is starting to flake off the wall.
- Be careful not to flake the delicate layers of the fossil.
- To fail to keep a promise or appointment; to cancel plans at the last minute.
- I'm tired of friends who flake every time we make plans.
- She promised to help but flaked at the last second.
- He flaked on our meeting yesterday without any explanation.
noun
- A small, thin, flat piece of something that has broken off or been peeled off a larger surface.
- A flake of snow landed on her nose.
- The pastry was so delicate that it broke into tiny flakes.
- He brushed a flake of dried paint off the windowsill.
- A person who is unreliable, forgetful, or fails to follow through on plans.
- Don't be a flake — please show up on time.
- I stopped inviting him because he's such a flake.
- She's a total flake; she canceled our dinner plans at the last minute again.
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