snowflakery
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Meaning · English
The state or quality of being easily offended or insulted.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
However, there was a great deal of snowflakery and “safe-space-ism” surrounding Regev's appearance, as though the choice were not there for the angry demonstrators simply to ignore him.
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 “snowflakery” mean?
The state or quality of being easily offended or insulted.
Is “snowflakery” formal or informal?
snowflakery is generally derogatory, slang.