A product created specifically for a customer or client who cannot or will not conform their requirements or needs to the general specifications of the product's capabilities causing said vendor to customize uniqueness to an established product thereby creating more work, time, energy, and effort to be expended on the vendor's employees' part; often for features that will not be utilized or have only minimal benefit to the requester.
Widget-Makers, Inc. would like the product to come in a cornflower blue icon. So we'll have to develop the whole thing again. So this version will be, yet again, another Special Snowflake.
by Bazooka-Joe March 23, 2011
(noun) - (1) a wimp, or overly sensitive male who lacks toughness, emotional fortitude, or traditional qualities of manliness; (2) an insult that is most commonly used by the alt-right against liberals, or (3) a reference to the book/movie "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk.
This term was popularized and largely originated in the the book (and movie) "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk, where the protagonist was effectively telling people, "You are NOT a special snowflake." The term "snowflake" may have occasionally been used a bit in the 1970s as an insult to refer to a delicate man, but the term "special snowflake" was popularized by the above "Fight Club" movie.
This term was popularized and largely originated in the the book (and movie) "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk, where the protagonist was effectively telling people, "You are NOT a special snowflake." The term "snowflake" may have occasionally been used a bit in the 1970s as an insult to refer to a delicate man, but the term "special snowflake" was popularized by the above "Fight Club" movie.
"Dude. Stop being such a Special Snowflake."
"What? Screw you!"
"You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.” -- "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk
"What? Screw you!"
"You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.” -- "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk
by Zaphod Beeblebrox in town January 28, 2019
Taken from the fact that the differences between snowflakes typically have no bearing on the situation at hand, a special snowflake is someone who thinks they're entitled to special treatment because of their feels rather than suffer any logical accountability. A clear indication of said feels and lack of accountability is when a special snowflake experiences the first of the 7 stages of grief over their diagnosis with Special Snowflake Syndrome. The wounded creature can then be seen angrily typing on social media to redefine the term itself in a sad attempt to fool the entire world but themselves. After ignoring snowflake facts, they will pretend that "special" only has one strawmanned context to end up in literally Hitler land, no doubt munching on Doritos as well.
Special Snowflake: 3+3 is 5. Disagree and you're Hitler *eats Dorito*
Bystander: 3+3 is 6
Special Snowflake: 6 million Jews!
Bystander: You are really devaluing the horrors of the Holocaust here.
Special Snowflake: *scuffs up Dorito* Hitler!
Bystander: 3+3 is 6
Special Snowflake: 6 million Jews!
Bystander: You are really devaluing the horrors of the Holocaust here.
Special Snowflake: *scuffs up Dorito* Hitler!
by Toilet896 December 10, 2017
"You're such a special snowflake!"
by Leida Natalia May 12, 2019
A malady affecting a significant portion of the world's population wherein the afflicted will demand special treatment, conduct themselves with a ludicrous, unfounded sense of entitlement, and generally make the lives of everyone around them that much more miserable.
The danger of this disease is that the sufferers rarely, if ever, know that they have contracted it, and continue about their merry way under the assumption that EVERYONE ELSE is the problem.
This condition, if left untreated, can radically alter the carrier's demeanor, to include any of the following: a complete devolution to child-like behavior, temper tantrums, and/or fits of narcissistic rage.
When confronted with an individual suspected of harboring Special Snowflake Syndrome, one's best course of action is to run away. Further attempts at educating the carrier on the reality of their condition (e.g., quoting Tyler Durden: "You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else.") will likely prove futile, and potentially hazardous to the informer.
The danger of this disease is that the sufferers rarely, if ever, know that they have contracted it, and continue about their merry way under the assumption that EVERYONE ELSE is the problem.
This condition, if left untreated, can radically alter the carrier's demeanor, to include any of the following: a complete devolution to child-like behavior, temper tantrums, and/or fits of narcissistic rage.
When confronted with an individual suspected of harboring Special Snowflake Syndrome, one's best course of action is to run away. Further attempts at educating the carrier on the reality of their condition (e.g., quoting Tyler Durden: "You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else.") will likely prove futile, and potentially hazardous to the informer.
-Can you believe that lady who was just in? Where the hell am I supposed to find the earrings that match this necklace that the manufacturer stopped making ten years ago?
-Hell if I know, but she definitely had Special Snowflake Syndrome.
-Hell if I know, but she definitely had Special Snowflake Syndrome.
by TinyMightyKatie March 20, 2011
The false belief that one's child never makes a mistake and can do no wrong. A parent suffering from this will stand up for their child in the face of a teacher when the child has clearly violated the rules and the parent somehow makes it the school or teacher's fault.
False belief that one's offspring is perfect and entitled to special treatment.
False belief that one's offspring is perfect and entitled to special treatment.
by fedupandtired April 16, 2015
Special Snowflake Disorder or SSD for short, is a disorder that happens when someone thinks they are more special than anyone else when in fact they are not special at all.
Person 1: I hate normal people.
Person 2: Sounds like you've got a case of Special Snowflake disorder, because you think you're special but you aren't!
Person 1: STOP YOU'RE TRIGGERING ME!
Person 2: Sounds like you've got a case of Special Snowflake disorder, because you think you're special but you aren't!
Person 1: STOP YOU'RE TRIGGERING ME!
by SourLemonParty July 09, 2016