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Weird Flex But Ok
About
Weird Flex But Ok, also known as Odd Flex But Ok, is a catchphrase used to refute an explanation or boast that some would describe as more negative than positive.
Origin
The earliest known usage of the phrase was posted by Twitter [1] user @finnfeighery on December 31st, 2017. They responded to a tweet by human rights activist Malala with the phrase (shown below).
![Malala's Tweet Weird flex but ok Malala Φ @Malala 2017 UN Messenger of Peace Canadian honorary citizenship I A-level exams Show this thread](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/193/510.png)
Spread
Over the next year, more people began responding to various social media posts with the expression. On July 20th, Twitter[2] user @abila_ariana tweeted, "Every animal at the aquarium: *does the thing that makes them unique* Allison: weird flex but ok" (shown below, left).
Two months later, on September 20th, Twitter[3] @Harvested commented with the phrase to a tweet that reads, "What I spend on gummies you’ll probably spend on gas lol." The post received more than 50,000 retweets and 274,000 likes in one week.
![Every animal at the aquarium: *does the thing that makes them unique* Allison: weird flex but ok Every animal at the aquarium: "does the thing that makes them unique* Allison: weird flex but ok](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/198/a20.png)
![What I spend on gummies you’ll probably spend on gas lol odd flex but ok Dailynn @DeezNuts2050 What I spend on gummies you'll probably spend on gas lol](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/199/f7d.png)
Four days later, on September 24th, Twitter[4] user @SJSchauer commented to a report from Fox News in which Supreme Court-nominee Brett Kavanaugh claimed "I was a virgin in high school and 'many years after.'" The post received more than 15,000 retweets and 120,000 likes in three days.
On September 27th, The Daily Dot [5] published a listicle about the phrase.
![Brett Kavanaugh's Flex Weird flex but ok The Hill Ф @thehill #BREAKING: Kavanaugh: I was a virgin in high school and "many years after" hill.cm/sWK2Dtl BRETT KAVANAUGH DENIES AS OXI IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/201/597.png)
Various Examples
![This is my real life cousin Weird flex but okay 1 7K |Ш @itsJustki Lolz this my real life cousin twitter.com/iamkrislondon/...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/204/044.png)
![Middle finger weird flex but ok](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/415/214/0f4.png)
![women for kavanaugh odd flex but ok Ben Wikler@benwikler Show this thread KAVAKAUG](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/212/2c5.png)
![priest: he is survived by his wife and three kids me: odd flex but ok priest: he is survived by his wife and three kids me: odd flex but ok](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/211/bbd.png)
![*kills myself* god: weird flex but ok *kills myself* god: weird flex but ok](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/209/7c6.png)
![This dude is the definition of “weird flex but ok” This dude is the definition of "weird flex but ok" Ronnie 2K 2K19@Ronnie2K During Pink Diamond giveaway month, you have to wear Pink when you're on the @maximmag Hot 100 Red Carpet! @jerrylorenzo you the goat for this one instagram.com/p/BIOptZ6BT50/ 100 ENCE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/415/208/559.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @finnfeighery's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @abila_ariana's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @Harvested's Tweet
[4] Twitter – @SJSchauer's Tweet
[5] The Daily Dot – ‘Weird flex but ok’ is the internet’s new response to questionable boasts
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Top Comments
pilongadello
Sep 27, 2018 at 03:24PM EDT
I am AHO Right?
Sep 27, 2018 at 05:31PM EDT in reply to