dandruff
nounUK /ˈdændrʌf/
US /ˈdændrəf/
Small white flakes from your scalp that look like snow in your hair.
She brushed the dandruff off her shoulders before the photo.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A scalp condition that causes flaky skin.
His dandruff got worse in the dry winter air.
3. Any small, dry flakes resembling those from the scalp.
Dandruff of paint dusted the old wooden floor.
4. A minor problem that keeps coming back.
The software's dandruff of small bugs never fully cleared up.