I hate being flaked on.

Has someone "flaked" on you recently?

8/31/2015

I apologized to a friend the other day for flaking on him, and then I drew this cartoon. The phrasal verb "to flake on" generally means to cancel meeting someone with rather dubious or strange reasons, or it could mean behaving in a very strange, dodgy manner or being noncommittal in a strange and unexplained way.

The funny thing is I'm pretty sure getting flaked on metaphorically feels just as annoying as it would if someone were pouring corn flakes on your head.

Sorry, Glen!

Have a good one, and good luck out there!

-Bill

P.S. If any of you reading this want to see a cartoon of your favorite idiom or expression, let me know by sending me an email. I will do my best to accommodate, and I enjoy a challenge.

3 Comments

Glen Z

8/31/2015 07:15:35 am

I would also add flaking means expressing what seems to be sincere interest only to have the person forget about the situation or not being brave enough to be honest with themselves and to the person they have talked with.
Thus when they don't follow through they get labeled a flake. BTW I only adding this to further clarify the topic. I am over the situation of Bill flaking on getting back to me.

Sarah Z

8/31/2015 07:27:14 am

He says this because i flake on him often. I think i may have literally as well, once while making cereal bars. I dropped the box. Oops

Bill link

9/2/2015 04:38:34 am

I haven't heard about that definition. Another example of dictionaries trailing behind what is actually spoken "out in the wild"!

I'm glad that I'm off the hook.

Also, Sarah, please shake a few on his head for me.

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