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Blossom
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 Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject: Flaky |
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| On a DVD I heard someone called flaky. What does this mean? |
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bud
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| Someone who is flaky (a flake) is offbeat. He/she is harmless, but he'll tell you he'll meet you at 3:00, and then not show up because he forgot all about it. He probably has a short attention span, thinks odd thoughts, has odd habits, etc. Sometimes they are lovable, sometimes exasperating. |
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Blossom
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:14 pm Post subject: Flaky |
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| Thanks. Nice and clear. Now I understand. (I have friends like this!) |
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river1974
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| How about "freak"? If someone is flaky, then he must be a freak, right? |
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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| river1974 wrote: |
| How about "freak"? If someone is flaky, then he must be a freak, right? |
Not necessarily.
A freak (a person who is freaky) is someone who is strange. A flake (a person who is flaky) is someone who is irresponsible and unreliable. They don't have to overlap, i.e. a person may seem to be a freak, but they might still be trusted to do what they said they will. |
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