to flex
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7.7
- verb
- /flɛks/
- Slang
:
presumir
- If you're in this to flex on Instagram, you're going to lose.
- flex muscles
- flex political muscle
So my buddy or I'm not trying to flex, but JJ Abrams.
- So my buddy or I'm not trying to flex, but JJ Abrams.
- I was just trying to flex and be cool, but I'm not.
- And she'll be like, I need to flex on my gram.
- If you're in this to flex on Instagram, you're going to lose.
- He said, I bet you can make me finish by just flexing and showing off your hair.
- They don't want fast for any other reason but to flex and that's really fucking them up.
- You're too busy doing your things to brag about it, to flex about it, or talk about it.
- So that's classic flexing in the gaming space.
- So I just flex on there, honestly, honest.
Examples
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Yeah, I want to go flex all my friends now.
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I was just trying to flex and be cool, but I'm not.
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I'm just doing this to flex my painted nails.
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It's the same way that so many of my friends flexed on me when I was your age.
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I can't stand when people wanna flex their authority.
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Instead, they're often used for flexing and showing off and being cool.
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She likes to flex her new designer handbag whenever she goes out with friends.
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He often flexes his new car on social media to impress his followers.
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At the gym, he enjoys flexing his muscles to show how fit he is.
Synonyms
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3.2
To act proudly to get attention or praise
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5.1
To wear or show something to get attention
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5.7
To show something in a very obvious way to get attention
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6.5
To act in a way that is not natural to impress others
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4.9
To show something you own to get people's attention
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5.5
To walk proudly to attract attention
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7.5
To wave a weapon to threaten or frighten someone
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7.7
To pretend to be more important or clever than you are
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5.6
To walk or behave in a confident way to impress others
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6.8
To show power to frighten or control others
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4.9
To wave something in a dramatic way to attract attention
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7.7
To confidently show your skills or style to impress people
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7.5
Act in a flashy way to get attention
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8.8
To do something showy to impress or excite people
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8.1
To dress or act in a very showy way to attract attention
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9.9
Act in a showy way to impress people
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7.5
To behave so others notice you in an embarrassing way
To show off expensive things, like a watch or car, to impress other people
To talk about yourself to show you are more important
Act in a loud way to get attention and impress people
To show things in a way that makes people admire you
To try to impress people by showing off or being charming
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A farm tool with spring teeth on a flexible frame that removes weeds from fields
How Showy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flex (to show off) grew from the idea of flexing a muscle to impress others, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone flexing their arm to get attention. That's why to flex now often means to show off possessions or achievements.