I am a delicate white crystal falling from the winter sky, entirely unique from all my sisters. But if you call an unreliable friend by my name, they'll likely cancel plans at the last minute. What am I?
A snowflake
Snowflakes are unique icy structures, while slang uses 'flake' or 'snowflake' to describe an unreliable person who fails to show up.
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