flake
slang
1. noun A person who is very unreliable, especially one who tends to cancel or renege on commitments or social engagements. A: "Do you think Tony will show?" B: "Nah, that guy's a total flake. He'll come up with some excuse at the last minute, just watch." Kid's a flake, that's why we had to kick him out of the band—he missed too many rehearsals. Of course your girlfriend's frustrated with you canceling all the time. Nobody wants to date a flake!
2. noun Cocaine. He was caught with a pound of flake in his car and was sent to jail for 15 years. Is it true that she used to be addicted to flake? Yo, Jeff scored a bunch of flake. Gonna have a wild party tonight!
3. verb To cancel or renege on a prearranged meeting, event, obligation, etc., especially at the last minute. Primarily heard in US. I'm going to stop inviting Samantha to do stuff because she always ends up flaking on us. I'm sorry to flake like this again, but I'm just too tired to go out tonight. Of course your girlfriend's frustrated with you flaking on her all the time.
4. verb To collapse or faint from exhaustion or fatigue. My workdays are long and tiring, so by the time I get home, the only thing I want to do is flake on the couch and watch TV. We were all ready to flake after spending nearly an entire day traveling. Get the stroller, Betsy is just about to flake after a full day at Disney World.
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