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flow

Menstruation.

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Born ~1980 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 26, 2026US

Menstruation. Used clinically and casually. Distinct from rap or psychology senses.

"Heavy flow this month."
Origin: Standard medical / personal vocabulary.
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#2·Apr 26, 2026US

In skateboarding: getting "flow" from a brand — sponsorship-adjacent perks below full sponsorship. Niche specialized usage.

"He's on flow with that company."
Origin: Skateboarding industry term from the 1990s.
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#3·Apr 26, 2026US

Outside rap: to perform smoothly, to be "in flow" (a psychology term for optimal engagement). Same word, different sense.

"I was in such a flow state during that work block."
Origin: Psychology term coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1990); separate from rap usage.
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Dungeons & Dragons meets FRIENDS Generated on CharGen: Fantasy AI Toolkit for Dungeon Masters & RPG Players Testing out some new functionality and flow! #friends #dungeonsanddragons #DNDArt #fantasyart #digitalart”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “What caught my attention is they're using GPT-4o with function calling to handle the entire flow – from parsing requirements to executing deployments. The agent isn't just following scripts, it's making decisions about architecture and configuration in real-time.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#NowPlaying 🕖 7:05 pm 🎵 Fear Flow 🧑‍🎤 Hellions 🎧 YouTube Music”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Their second album. Don't judge it early. Just put it on, listen closely and let it flow and reveal itself to you. 🤘 youtube.com/playlist?lis...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#4·Apr 26, 2026US

A rapper's rhythmic delivery — how their words sit on the beat. Distinct from lyrical content; some rappers have weak bars but excellent flow.

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  • “When a rap or hip-hop artist is creating a song, "track", or record, done primarily in a production studio, most frequently a producer provides the beat(s) for the MC to flow over.”

"His flow is unmatched."
Origin: Hip-hop critical vocabulary since the 1980s.
For parents

"flow" describes a rapper's rhythmic delivery — how their words sit on the beat. Heard in rap lyrics, drill music, video-game chat or street-style social media, it is more often quoted than acted on. What matters is context: are they repeating a song line, or are they describing specific people, places and plans? If the language pairs with secrecy, sudden new friends, or worry about someone they know, that is the cue for a calm direct conversation, ideally before involving anyone else.

For ESL learners

"flow" is informal English meaning a rapper's rhythmic delivery — how their words sit on the beat. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a rapper's rhythmic delivery — how their words sit on the beat" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "flow" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.

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  • “Jayee, Myers, Song, Bylaska, Kowalski, Bauman: Quantum Flow algorithm: quantum simulations of chemical systems using reduced quantum resources and constant depth quantum circuits https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01016 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01016 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.01016”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#hobbystreak day 858 The Saint with dust shawl and a water bottle. Might add goggles in her hand once GS cures. Secind character is a mutant that has been on my desk for years. Once the flow fabric is cured I will base and spray them. #inq28 #Turkhanibh #scratchmade”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Fluid dynamics offers a systematic structure—which underlies these practical disciplines—that embraces empirical and semi-empirical laws derived from flow measurement and used to solve practical problems.”

  • “When a rap or hip-hop artist is creating a song, "track", or record, done primarily in a production studio, most frequently a producer provides the beat(s) for the MC to flow over.”

  • “In physics, physical chemistry, and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids – liquids and gases.”

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