special snowflake

English

Noun

special snowflake (plural special snowflakes)

1. (slang) Synonym of snowflake (“someone who believes they are particularly unique and special; someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities”)
   • 2017 February 1, Dana Schwartz, “Why Trump Supporters Love Calling People "Snowflakes"”, in GQ‎^[1]:

     The special snowflake is a whining millennial who protests instead of getting a "real job" and cries sexism because she's upset men don’t find her attractive enough.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special,‎ snowflake.

Derived terms

• special snowflake syndrome