A peak flex is the highest form of showing off — the flex that represents someone's personal maximum capacity for status display, or alternatively (in UK slang where peak means unfortunate) a flex attempt so ill-timed or misread it becomes its own humiliation. Context resolves the ambiguity: 'that was a peak flex' either crowns an achievement or buries one. The double meaning is part of the appeal in UK usage, giving speakers a slight edge of plausible deniability — were you complimenting the flex or calling it cringe? Both, probably.
Dropping the designer bags in a caption nobody asked about was a peak flex — we all saw it.
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