Flake.

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[flāk]

 

 

 

 

NOUN

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1.a small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece.

 

"paint peeling off the walls in unsightly flakes" ·

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synonyms: sliver · wafer · shaving · paring · peeling · chip · shard · scale · crumb ·

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2.

NORTH AMERICAN

 

informal

 

a crazy or eccentric person.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VERB

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1.come or fall away from a surface in thin pieces.

 

"the paint had been flaking off for years"

 

synonyms: peel off · peel · chip · scale off · blister · come off · come off in layers ·

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2.break or divide (food) into thin pieces.

 

"flake the fish"

 

 

 

 

 

3.

NORTH AMERICAN

 

informal

 

fail to keep an appointment or fulfill a commitment, especially with little or no advance notice.

 

"a real friend won't ever flake on you"