I. ˈflāk noun
Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English flacor flying (of arrows), Old Norse flakna to flake off, split
Date: 14th century
1. : a small loose mass or bit
flake s of snow
2. : a thin flattened piece or layer : chip
3. slang : cocaine
4. : flake tool
II. verb
( flaked ; flak·ing )
Date: 1602
transitive verb
1. : to cover with or as if with flakes
2. : to form or break into flakes : chip
intransitive verb
: to separate into flakes ; also : to peel in flakes
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English flake, fleke hurdle; akin to Middle Dutch vlāke, vlaec hurdle, Old Norse flaki
Date: 1623
: a stage, platform, or tray for drying fish or produce
IV. noun
Etymology: perhaps from flake out
Date: 1964
: a person who is flaky : oddball