FLAKY


Meaning of FLAKY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adj. ]

(var sp. `flakey') Subject to frequent lossage . This use is of course related to the common slang use of the word to describe a person as eccentric, crazy, or just unreliable. A system that is flaky is working, sort of -- enough that you are tempted to try to use it -- but fails frequently enough that the odds in favor of finishing what you start are low. Commonwealth hackish prefers dodgy or wonky .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.