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flown the freak flag

flown the freak flag is the past participle 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 flown the freak flag

What is flown the freak flag the past participle of?
Flown the freak flag is the past participle of fly the freak flag.

Words near flown the freak flag in the dictionary

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

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