Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flake out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
flake out
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

flakes out (present, singular) flaking out (participle, present) flaked out (participle, past) flaked out (past)

Derived Forms

flakers

Synonyms

fall asleep dope off drift off nod off drop off doze off drowse off

Questions

What does flake out mean?
To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.

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