Idiom
freak flag
Meaning
Unconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She loves to let her freak flag fly at music festivals.”
“You should let your freak flag fly and show everyone your strange collection.”
“After years of hiding his true interests, he finally felt comfortable letting his freak flag fly among his new friends.”
“I usually wear professional suits for work, but I let my freak flag fly by wearing bright, mismatched socks every single day.”
“The neighborhood garden competition is the one time a year when my quiet neighbor lets his freak flag fly with giant neon sculptures.”
“The artist encouraged his students to abandon their inhibitions and let their freak flags fly, believing that true creativity requires a total rejection of social conformity.”
Examples
simple
“She loves to let her freak flag fly at music festivals.”
“You should let your freak flag fly and show everyone your strange collection.”
contextual
“After years of hiding his true interests, he finally felt comfortable letting his freak flag fly among his new friends.”
“I usually wear professional suits for work, but I let my freak flag fly by wearing bright, mismatched socks every single day.”
“The neighborhood garden competition is the one time a year when my quiet neighbor lets his freak flag fly with giant neon sculptures.”
complex
“The artist encouraged his students to abandon their inhibitions and let their freak flags fly, believing that true creativity requires a total rejection of social conformity.”
Origin
The expression originated in 1967 within the lyrics of the Jimi Hendrix song If 6 Was 9. It was subsequently popularised through its inclusion in the counterculture anthem Almost Cut My Hair by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
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