flake out

verb

flaked out; flaking out; flakes out

intransitive verb

1

slang : to fall asleep

2

slang : to be overcome especially by exhaustion see also flake entry 2 sense 2

Examples of flake out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In places around the United States where people will flock to see next week’s solar eclipse, some local officials have warned that mobile service could temporarily flake out. —Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024

There are lots of reasons your phone might flake out on your family FaceTime call. —Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 13 June 2023

Will my internet flake out this morning? —Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2021

More substantively, selling to an iBuyer appeals to homeowners who prize convenience, need to sell quickly, and want to be certain that the buyer will consummate the transaction and not flake out. —CBS News, 27 Dec. 2021

Temptation, flake out, and the what the hell effect are just a few of the many internal barriers to goal achievement that behavioral scientists have identified, ranging from self-doubt to bad habits. —Katy Milkman, Time, 6 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

probably from dialect flake to lie, bask

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1