FLAKE:

1. A flat thin piece or layer; a chip.
2. Archaeology. A stone fragment removed from a core or from another flake by percussion or pressure, serving as a preform or as a tool or blade itself.
3.A small piece; a bit.
4. A small crystalline bit of snow.
5. Slang. A somewhat eccentric person; an oddball.
6. Slang. Cocaine.
7. A frame or platform for drying fish or produce.
8. A scaffold lowered over the side of a ship to support workers or caulkers.


FLAKE OUT:
1. To fall asleep or collapse from fatigue or exhaustion.
2. To act in an odd or eccentric manner.
3. To lose interest or nerve.