flex

/flɛks/

verb B2
V Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: slang. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
flexes
past
flexed
past participle
flexed
gerund
flexing

Meaning

  1. presumir, alardear (informal)

    Comes from "to flex a muscle" (flexionar) — the slang sense means showing off, not a physical stretch.

    • He loves to flex his new car on social media.

      Le encanta alardear de su auto nuevo en las redes sociales.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa flex?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He loves to ___ his new car on social media.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a flex?

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