verb Internet Slang

Flex

/flɛks/ · verb · slang

To show off — to flaunt money, status, looks, or achievements.

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Definitions

1

Used for any kind of showing off, big or small.

“Posting your grades is a low-key flex.”
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2

To boast or display something impressive, like wealth or success.

“He pulled up just to flex the new whip.”
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3

Can describe a thing worth bragging about as a noun.

“Free time is the ultimate flex.”
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Flex In A Sentence

Stop flexing your holiday photos.
That's a weird flex but okay.
She flexed the receipts to prove it.

Origin & Usage

From flexing muscles, it became hip-hop and AAVE slang for showing off and spread everywhere online in the 2010s.

People Also Ask

What does flex mean in slang?

To flex means to show off — to flaunt money, status, looks, or achievements.

What does flexing mean?

Flexing is the act of boasting or displaying something impressive.

What does weird flex but okay mean?

It's a sarcastic reply to someone bragging about something strange or unimpressive.

What does flex mean on TikTok?

On TikTok flex means showing off, from cars and cash to small everyday brags.

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