Posh 'flaked'

[amateurr]

Woman: "There's just one problem, your maid of honor, we can't find her anywhere."
Wilhamina: "Posh (Victoria Beckham) flaked, I guess we'll have to go ahead without her. I hope she's alright."

Could you tell me what Wilhamina means by "flaked"?

Thanks!

 

[MichaelW]

A quick Google shows it to mean (sometimes) "didn't show up", "didn't turn up", "dropped out" etc. Posh was expected but didn't come.

 

[Cagey]

"Flaked" carries the additional implication that Posh acted irresponsibly; she didn't do what she was expected to do.

Flake is often used as a verb this way in American English; generally we use the form "to flake out [on someone]". It seems to be less familiar to speakers of British English. See this thread: flake out on.

 

[ewie]

It seems to be less familiar to speakers of British English.

Even for me, a self-confessed Americana nut (Avellana americanophila), it's kind of 'borderline comprehensible'.

(See here for the Entirely Separate Issue of La Beckham's supposed poshness.)