Mid flexing is the saddest tier of showing off — attempting a flex that doesn't quite land, using items or experiences that are aspirational to the person doing it but unremarkable to everyone else. The mid flexer is earnest and trying, which almost makes it worse. Posting a photo at an Applebee's like it's a Michelin star restaurant, or showing off a fast fashion haul like it's designer — these are classic mid flexes. The term is used with varying degrees of cruelty, from playful ribbing to genuine dismissal.
Bro captioned a Red Lobster dinner 'dinner is served' with a fancy font — the mid flexing is actually painful to witness.
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