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Synonyms for flaky

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fley-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfleɪ ki

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Définition of flaky

Origin :
  • 1570s, from flake + -y (2). Meaning "eccentric, crazy" first recorded 1959, said to be American English baseball slang, but probably from earlier druggie slang flake "cocaine" (1920s). Flake "eccentric person" is a 1968 back-formation from it.
  • The term 'flake' needs explanation. It's an insider's word, used throughout baseball, usually as an adjective; someone is considered 'flaky.' It does not mean anything so crude as 'crazy,' but it's well beyond 'screwball' and far off to the side of 'eccentric.' ["New York Times," April 26, 1964]
  • adj eccentric
Example sentences :
  • It was brown as to crust, and flaky and light as to interior.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • If properly made, it will be light and flaky, and the suet imperceptible.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Plainer tartlets may be made with short, flaky, or other pastry.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • The cake came out of the oven light and flaky and beautiful.
  • Extract from : « The Goody-Naughty Book » by Sarah Cory Rippey
  • His biscuits came to the table hot and flaky, his bacon was done to a turn.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Mutton should be a dull red, and its fat white, hard, and flaky.
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management » by Ministry of Education
  • It produces the most delightfully white, light and flaky biscuits.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies Book of Useful Information » by Anonymous
  • There were flaky gray patches that hadn't been there when he sat down.
  • Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
  • It is covered with a gray-brown bark, exfoliating in flaky scales.
  • Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
  • Bob had touched the flaky ashes with the toe of his moccasin when saying this.
  • Extract from : « The Pioneer Boys on the Mississippi » by Harrison Adams

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