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flew the freak flag

flew the freak flag is the simple past of fly the freak flag.

Meaning of fly the freak flag

Verb

fly the freak flag (third-person singular simple present flies the freak flag, present participle flying the freak flag, simple past flew the freak flag, past participle flown the freak flag)

  1. (informal) To behave in an unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.
    • What she realized, in short, is she could go with her funk and quirk, be who she was and fly the freak flag high and be herself and not fall back into, well, toaster mode.2002 July 3, Mark Morford, “Girl With The Toaster Tattoo”, in San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2012

Questions about flew the freak flag

What is flew the freak flag the simple past of?
Flew the freak flag is the simple past of fly the freak flag.

Words near flew the freak flag in the dictionary

  1. flew out of the traps
  2. flew solo
  3. flew the blue pigeon
  4. flew the coop
  5. flew the flag
  6. flew the freak flag
  7. flew the kite
  8. flew the nest
  9. flew too close to the sun
  10. flew under the radar
  11. flew upon

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