flake out
verb
flaked out; flaking out; flakes out
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
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Dodson was flaked out in the back, lying back, head out like that, snoring away there.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Do people cancel plans with you at the last minute, flake out for no good reason or just go MIA?
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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
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
Will my internet flake out this morning?
—Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2021
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Do people cancel plans with you at the last minute, flake out for no good reason or just go MIA?
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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
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
Will my internet flake out this morning?
—Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2021
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“Flake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flake%20out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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