flake-out

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Definition of flake-out word

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40; perhaps expressive variant of flag3; compare British dialect flack to hang loosely, flap

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adjective

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conjunction

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".