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title: "flexed on · GenZ Decoded"
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# flexed on

Gen Z[#lifestyle](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/lifestyle/)

**Meaning.** To boast or show off in a way meant to assert dominance over someone.

See it in a sentence

He flexed on everyone with his new sneakers.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    flexed on,[aura farming](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/aura-farming/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [humblebrag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/humblebrag/)

- Gen X

    [fronting](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fronting/)

- Boomer

    [showboat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/showboat/)

- Plain English

    to boast or show off in a way meant to assert dominance over someone

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## Related slang

- [era](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/era/): A personal phase defined by a particular vibe, focus, or aesthetic.
- [finna](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/finna/): A contraction of 'fixing to,' meaning about to do something.
- [flower power](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flower-power/): The peaceful, love-and-nonviolence ethos of 1960s counterculture.
- [gatekeep](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gatekeep/): Withholding information or knowledge from others to keep something exclusive to oneself.

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