What does it mean to call someone flaky?

[Anonymous]

Adults with ADHD who use it as an excuse for everything are pretty much the definition of flaky. There are many in my extended family, I'm not trying to make a passive-aggressive jab at OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always thought it meant some who changes their mind all the time.

Okay, why did you dig up this post from January?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been called flaky but I’m reliable!! Scatterbrained yes ! March to the beat of my on drum yes change course for no reason yes but I keep my word so !!

[Anonymous]

It’s a way to belittle without looking at your own issues. Your neighbor is rude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Another thread returns from the grave.

That’s ok. Someone found it useful. Threads are conversations anyone can pick up and refresh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me, flaky can mean two things. The first is someone who's an outlier, who thinks for herself, marches to her own drummer, and doesn't give a crap what people think. Those to me are good qualities on the whole.

The second kind of flaky is what 16:19 said... I knew a flake whose car was an unholy mess, her hair was always in disarray, and she was perpetually late. That's the negative kind of flaky.

Of course, the first kind of flaky and the second kind often mesh, so it's def. a mixed bag.

Wrong.

Agree. Completely wrong.

[Anonymous]

It's a very derisive word just one step above calling someone a liar, a-hole, etc., without coming out and saying it.

[Anonymous]

The word seems to have changed meaning in the last 20 years or so. It used to mean odd/weird and now it means someone worthy of extreme dislike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always thought it meant some who changes their mind all the time.

Okay, why did you dig up this post from January?

Because the previous flaky poster person finally got around to responding. 8-9 months sounds about right for a flaky person. But that flaky person was certainly less flaky than the person who replied 9 years later. Wow.