flex

What it means

To show off or brag — about possessions, achievements, looks, or anything you're proud of. As a noun, a 'flex' is the thing being shown off, and 'weird flex but ok' mocks an odd thing to brag about.

Examples

• He's always trying to flex his new sneakers online.
• Not to flex, but I finished the whole project early.
• Posting your gym selfie again? Big flex.
• Owning forty houseplants is a weird flex but ok.

Where it comes from

Rooted in AAVE and hip-hop, where 'flex' meant to show off wealth or status. It surged in mainstream slang in the late 2010s, helped along by the 2017 song 'No Flex Zone' era and viral memes like 'weird flex but ok.'

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