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Flex

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 2 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Flex definition 1

ፍሌክስ/መኩራት (Flex/show off)

"Weird flex but okay (Weird flex but okay)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Flex definition 2

ፍሌክስ/ፍሌክስ (Flex) - show off

"Don't flex (Don't show off)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Flex 🇳🇦 Namibia

To show off; to brag casually" ("Global slang (used in Namibia)")

Flex 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Montre (Show off)

"Pa bezwen flex konsa (No need to flex like that)"

🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Ethiopia slang (1778 words)

🌍 "Flex" Across Africa

This word is also used in 25 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Flex 🇳🇦 Namibia

Exibir / ostentar (To show off)
Flex 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Montre (Show off)
Flex 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Show off
Flex 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Show off/enjoy (Show off/have fun)
Flex 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Udhur nafsak (Show off)
Flex 🇿🇦 South Africa

Show off / display.
Flex 🇬🇭 Ghana

Show off
Flex 🇩🇿 Algeria

Show off
Flex 🇦🇴 Angola

Exibir / ostentar (To show off)
Flex 🇧🇼 Botswana

Flex (Show off)
Flex 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Flex (To enjoy/have fun)
Flex 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Se la péter (Show off)
Flex 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea

Divertirse, pasarla bien (Have fun, enjoy)
Flex 🇩🇯 Djibouti

Show off (English)
Flex 🇪🇬 Egypt

فليكس - Flex/Show off
Flex 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Kuzikhukhumeza (To show off)
Flex 🇬🇦 Gabon

Montrer, exhiber (To show off)
Flex 🇱🇷 Liberia

Show off/Enjoy (Display wealth)
Flex 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Ostentar, exibir (Show off, display)
Flex 🇬🇲 Gambia

Mu ngi flex (He/she is showing off)
Flex

Show off
Flex 🇳🇬 Nigeria

To enjoy and relax (To have a good time)
Flex 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Kwerekana ibyo ufite (To show off)
Flex 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Mostrá/exibi (Mostrar/exibir) (Show off)
Flex 🇿🇲 Zambia

Show off

🇪🇹 More Ethiopia Slang

Bus terminal ባስ ተርሚናል/ባስ ተርሚናል (Bus terminal) - bus terminal Shash ሻሽ/መሸፈኛ (Head covering) Filter coffee ፊልተር ቡና/ፊልተር ቡና (Filter coffee) Stretching መለጠጥ/መለጠጥ (Meletet) - stretching Concert hall የኮንሰርት አዳራሽ/የኮንሰርት አዳራሽ (Yeconcert adarash) - concert hall Yemita Means “whatever” or “who cares.” Used when you’re indifferent.
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