(as) quiet as a snowflake

Totally silent. A: "The neighborhood has been quiet as a snowflake ever since the power went out." B: "I know, it's so creepy!" The class became as quiet as a snowflake after the teacher shouted at Tom. You know the kids have gotten into some mischief when the playroom is suddenly quiet as a snowflake.

(special) snowflake

A derisive term for a person who acts or is judged to act entitled to special treatment or opportunities. Generations of students before you have read this book with no gripes about its content, and you will too—you're not special snowflakes. Surprise, surprise—some snowflake was offended by the "mocking tone" of my last column on safe spaces. Toughen up, special snowflakes—you don't need to put a trigger warning on every little thing.

be (as) quiet as a snowflake

To be totally silent. A: "The neighborhood has been quiet as a snowflake ever since the power went out." B: "I know, it's so creepy!" The class was as quiet as a grave after the teacher shouted at Tom. You know the kids have gotten into some mischief when the playroom is suddenly quiet as a snowflake.

snow

slang Cocaine. Hey man, can you score me some snow for this weekend? I dabbled a bit with snow when I was in college, but I mostly just stick to pot.

snow

1. n. deceitful talk; deception. All I heard for an hour was snow. Now, what’s the truth?

2. tv. to attempt to deceive someone. (see also snowed.) You can try to snow me if you want, but I’m onto your tricks.

3. and snowball and snowflakes and snow stuff n. a powdered or crystalline narcotic: morphine, heroin, or cocaine. (Now almost always the latter.) The price of snow stuff has come down a lot as South America exports more of it.

snowflakes

verb

See snow