1. small white ice crystals that fall from the sky as snow
2. people who are considered overly sensitive or easily offended
Usage: slang; often derogatory

Examples

• Beautiful snowflakes drifted down from the gray sky.
• Each snowflake has a unique crystalline structure.
• The children caught snowflakes on their tongues.
• Heavy snowflakes covered the ground in minutes.
• She studied snowflakes under a microscope.
• The politician dismissed his critics as snowflakes.
• Delicate snowflakes melted as soon as they hit the warm pavement.