weird flex, but OK

Definitions

Used to indicate that one finds an action or statement to be showy and strange, and possibly unwittingly unflattering to the speaker.

Internet

Examples

“In an ACU blog written in 2010, GATA's claim⟳ to fame is that they are the "oldest continuously named social club on the ACU campus" (weird flex, but OK).”

“To the girl who kept sending snapchats during lecture⟳ with her front flash⟳ on...weird flex but ok”

“Pencil – Doing assignments in pen? Weird flex but ok.”

“Much like⟳ when an actor in a play⟳ breaks the fourth wall and speaks to the audience, but the other characters on stage⟳, who also witnss the actor speaking and acting, don't understand⟳ to whom the actor is actually talking, and in this case neither does the actor himself, as it is an unconscious address. One is left asking, "why are you telling me this or doing this?" Or in more modern lingo, "that's a weird flex, but OK."”

“For quotations using this term, see⟳ Citations:weird flex, but OK.”

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