What does flex mean in Korean?
플렉스 Flex
Also written: flex · 플렉스하다
Meaning
Showing off money, fits, or wins.
- When
- Appeared around 2019, peaked around 2020
- Heard in
- spending, social media, humor
- Feels
- exclamations, humor
- Politeness
- Rude or crude in tone — fine with close friends, but avoid it with elders, teachers, or at work.
How Koreans use Flex
이번 보너스는 플렉스다.
This bonus is going to a flex.
플렉스 금지.
No flexing.
Similar slang in other languages
- US English
- flex, boujee
- Japanese
- マウント