A single ice crystal or cluster of ice crystals falling from clouds, or colloquially, a person perceived as overly sensitive.
Compound word from 'snow' and 'flake,' with 'flake' from Old Norse 'flaka' meaning a flat piece. The metaphorical usage emerged in recent decades.
No two snowflakes are identical due to the countless variables in temperature, humidity, and air currents they encounter while forming and falling.
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