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special snowflakes

special snowflakes is the plural of special snowflake.

Meaning of special snowflake

Noun

special snowflake (plural special snowflakes)

  1. (slang) Synonym of snowflake (“someone who believes they are particularly unique and special; someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities”).
    • The special snowflake is a whining millennial who protests instead of getting a "real job" and cries sexism because she's upset men don’t find her attractive enough.2017 February 1, Dana Schwartz, “Why Trump Supporters Love Calling People "Snowflakes"”, in GQ
    Synonyms:
    snowflake
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, snowflake.

Questions about special snowflakes

What is special snowflakes the plural of?
Special snowflakes is the plural of special snowflake.

Words near special snowflakes in the dictionary

  1. special sessions
  2. special situation
  3. special situations
  4. special snowflake
  5. special snowflake syndrome
  6. special snowflakes
  7. special someone
  8. special someones
  9. special stage
  10. special stages
  11. special team

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