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Definition: Snowflake

I've noticed the word "snowflake" cropping up in the comments section recently. Matthew Root and DaTaxman used it today. I didn't know what it meant. So I looked it up in the Urban Dictionary. Definition: "An overly sensitive person, incapable of dealing with any opinions that differ from their own. These people can often be seen congregating in 'safe zones' on college campuses." Example of use: "Those social justice warriors are just a bunch of snowflakes."

DFO: Hmm. Not a bad word. I'd say that the further someone goes to the left or the right, the more likely they are to become a "snowflake." Is that the correct usage?

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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