“A snowflake was a person who was opposed to the abolition of slavery. They were called snowflakes because it said they valued white people over black people.”
—Emily Brewster, lexicographer and associate editor at Merriam-Webster
—Emily Brewster, lexicographer and associate editor at Merriam-Webster
by Mudbugger February 08, 2017
A good looking male teenager who is rather skinny. Typically clean cut, wears preppy attire, extremely tan skin, perfect white smile, and very concerned with his appearance. Often they think highly of themselves and better than the people around them. Sometimes they are considered irritating or supercilious.
by 305 trips November 09, 2009
by J. February 22, 2005
a flake, the ones that never keep to their plans and always bail out at the last minute, but a pretty one.
by hhnn August 17, 2007
The act of using Logical Fallacies (e.g. Straw Man Arguments, False Equivalencies, etc.) to generate a perceived slight which is used by the author to manufacture personal outrage and mount a vitriolic defense against something they themselves invented. Often used on Social Media platforms and in online forums as a form of Trolling.
Also see: Snowflake, Attention-Whore
Also see: Snowflake, Attention-Whore
Actual Example:
Initial Comment: Imagine if all of this effort and passion resisting Equity policies was actually put toward creating a system that supported our BIPOC community.
SF Response: I don’t have to answer questions. Especially not to people who respond with racism. I’m just a racist apparently. Love tonight’s equity meeting. It showed just how racist this whole thing truly is.
Usage in a sentence: "Wow, did you catch her response? We were talking about racial equity and she just started snowflaking that everyone was calling her a racist because she was against it. Where the fuck did that come from?!
Initial Comment: Imagine if all of this effort and passion resisting Equity policies was actually put toward creating a system that supported our BIPOC community.
SF Response: I don’t have to answer questions. Especially not to people who respond with racism. I’m just a racist apparently. Love tonight’s equity meeting. It showed just how racist this whole thing truly is.
Usage in a sentence: "Wow, did you catch her response? We were talking about racial equity and she just started snowflaking that everyone was calling her a racist because she was against it. Where the fuck did that come from?!
by Maudite June 10, 2021
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by sippycupsipper February 17, 2004