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Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions.
Snowflake (fairy tale), a character in Russian fairy tales; Snowflake (heraldry), a heraldic charge; Snowflake (slang), a term for an overly sensitive person with an unwarranted sense of entitlement; Snowflakes (ballet), a 1911 adaptation of the Nutcracker; Snowflake (prison), a common name of the Russian supermax prison in the Far East
Snowflake, and derivatives is a very old insult in a variety of guises. However, in the very specific usage intended here it is a much more recent creation. Historically calling someone a snowflake was the equivalent of saying someone was "special". I.e. they were pretentiously unique, overly obsessed with themselves.
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Wilson Alwyn Bentley (February 9, 1865 – December 23, 1931), also known as Snowflake Bentley, was an American meteorologist and photographer, who was the first known person to take detailed photographs of snowflakes and record their features. [1]
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