flex

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to bend a joint or muscle; informally, to show off

   He flexed his arm to show off the new tattoo.

Simplified etymology

Flex comes from Latin flectere, “to bend,” and entered English in the early 16th century. The electrical noun flex appeared in the early 20th century as a shortening of flexible cord or flexible cable.

From Latin flexus, past participle of flectere ('to bend').

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