snowflake
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Meaning · English
Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
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.”
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “snowflake” mean?
Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.
Is “snowflake” formal or informal?
snowflake is generally derogatory, slang.