snowflake

4 definitions • 2 examples

a small piece of snow that falls from the sky. Snowflakes are sometimes represented as six-sided crystals on Christmas cards, decorations, etc.

an insulting way of referring to someone who is considered by some people to be too easily upset and offended:

Why are young liberals known as snowflakes?

an insulting word for a gay person:

Once again, a Facebook troll called me a snowflake.

a single piece of snow that falls from the sky