Weird Flex But Ok, also known as Odd Flex But Ok, is a catchphrase is an expression used to refute an explanation or boast that some would describe as more negative than positive.
History[]
Origin[]
The earliest known usage of the phrase was posted by Twitter user @finnfeighery on December 31st, 2017. They responded to a tweet by human rights activist Malala with the phrase.
Spread[]
Over the next year, more people began responding to various social media posts with the expression. On July 20th, Twitter user @abila_ariana tweeted, "Every animal at the aquarium: *does the thing that makes them unique* Allison: weird flex but ok".
Two months later, on September 20th, Twitter @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.
Four days later, on September 24th, Twitter 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 published a listicle about the phrase.