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noun
The conviction that one (or often one's child) is, in some way, special and should therefore be treated differently from others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From the idea that every snowflake has a unique structure. Compare snowflake (“someone who believes they are as unique and special as a snowflake”).
