Snowflake

Definitions

1. A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
2. Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.
3. The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.
4. Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.
   derogatory, slang
5. Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.
   derogatory, slang
6. A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.
7. Something that is unique in every presentation.
8. A Caucasian person.
   derogatory, slang, usually
9. Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)
   historical

Equivalents

42 more languages

العربيةرقاقة الثلجندفة الثلج

Беларускаясняжынка

Българскиснежинка

Catalàborralló

Češtinabledulebledule jarnísněhová vločka

Cymraegpluen eira

Ελληνικάνιφάδαχιονονιφάδα

Esperantoneĝero

Eestilumehelves

Suomikevätkellolumihiutalelumipisara

Gaeilgecáithnín sneachtacalóg shneachta

Gàidhligbleideagclàdanclàideagcleiteagclòimhdeagclòimhneagleòmaglòineagpleòiteagslathag+ 7 more

Galegobalocofargallofarrapafarrapofolerpafoula+ 3 more

עבריתפתית

हिन्दीहिमकण

Magyarhópehelyhópihetőzike

Հայերենփաթիլ

Íslenskasnjókorn

Italianofiocco di neve

日本語雪の結晶雪片雪花

ქართულიფანტელი

ភាសាខ្មែរល្អងព្រិល

한국어눈꽃눈송이설편설화+ 1 more

LëtzebuergeschSchnéiflack

Lietuviųsnaigė

Latviešusniegpārsla

Te Reo Māorikapu

Македонскиснегулка

Монголцасан ширхэг

မြန်မာနှင်းပွင့်

Nederlandslenteklokjesneeuwvlok

Polskipłatekpłatek śnieguśnieżycaśnieżynka+ 1 more

Portuguêsfloco de nevefolheca

Românăfulgfulg de neafulg de zăpadă

Русскийбелоцве́тникснежинка

Slovenčinasnehová vločka

Slovenščinasnežinka

Svenskasnöflinga

ไทยเกล็ดหิมะ

Türkçekar tanesi

Українськасніжинка

Tiếng Việtbông tuyết

Examples

“When I come⟳ home, one space monkey is reading to the assembled space monkeys who sit⟳ covering the whole first floor. “You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter⟳ as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.””

“When have⟳ words ever hurt⟳ anyone? The triggered snowflakes at this liberal university are trying to literally murder⟳ our freedom of speech.”

“Fox News pundits claim⟳ to be upset⟳ because companies are choosing to embrace the "holidays" rather than "Christmas" to avoid⟳ offending any liberal snowflakes.”

“Now, at least in theory, snowflakes on both coasts in withdrawal from Rachel Maddow’s nightly Kremlinology lesson can purchase⟳ a whole book to inspire⟳ paroxysms of rage. “White” — even the title is a trigger — is a veritable thirst trap⟳ for the easily microaggressed.”

“Within a few minutes of stepping foot on the school grounds, a triggered snowflake called the police. Multiple officers accosted Kevin McMahon, a YAF staffer, and threatened to arrest him for exercising his free speech rights since he was outside the designated "free speech area."”

“Robertson and colleagues reported 10 patients in four families with lesions similar to those of stage⟳ I and stage⟳ II snowflake generation.”

“The authors have⟳ recently analyzed a PMMA lens explanted because of snowflake degeneration in the dry and hydrated states.”

“These defects may be more pronounced in the superior visual field, perhaps corresponding to the inferior predilection for the snowflake lesions.”

“MS is referred to as a “snowflake” disease because symptoms vary⟳ from person to person.”

“Alright, snowflake, where's the dope?”

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