flake out verb3 •(informal) To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down. •(informal) To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.John said he could drive me to the airport, but then he flaked out on me, and I had to call a cab at the last minute. •(slang) To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically. formsflaked out · flaking out · flakes out