muscle flexingn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌsl flɛksɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈməs(ə)l ˌflɛksɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: muscle n., flexing n.

Etymology: < muscle n. + flexing n.

The action of tensing or contracting one's muscles, esp. to display them; (figurative) a show of power or strength. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > disposed to hostile action

aggressive1773

fire-eating1811

pistolling1877

muscle flexing1905

sword-in-hand1906

storm-trooping1933

butt-kicking1973

slash-and-burn1978

ill1979

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > demonstrating strength

muscle flexing1905

1905 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 2 618 In the feeling of mastery I am not conscious of the number of times I have practised.., nor of all the muscle flexing which is required.

1954 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 36 374/2 There is also a certain amount of purely mathematical muscle-flexing that goes on.

1973 J. Rossiter Manipulators xi. 112 Christou was turned over to you as a sort of muscle-flexing exercise. To prove I could do it.

1980 Family Planning Perspectives 12 245/3 These freshmen were not, apparently, elected as a result of political muscle-flexing by ‘prolife’ activists.

1993 Sports Illustr. 5 July 9/2 His tenure was confined largely to muscle-flexing photo ops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muscle flexing
释义	muscle flexingn. Brit. /ˈmʌsl flɛksɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməs(ə)l ˌflɛksɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: muscle n., flexing n. Etymology: < muscle n. + flexing n. The action of tensing or contracting one's muscles, esp. to display them; (figurative) a show of power or strength. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > disposed to hostile action aggressive1773 fire-eating1811 pistolling1877 muscle flexing1905 sword-in-hand1906 storm-trooping1933 butt-kicking1973 slash-and-burn1978 ill1979 the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > demonstrating strength muscle flexing1905 1905 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 2 618 In the feeling of mastery I am not conscious of the number of times I have practised.., nor of all the muscle flexing which is required. 1954 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 36 374/2 There is also a certain amount of purely mathematical muscle-flexing that goes on. 1973 J. Rossiter Manipulators xi. 112 Christou was turned over to you as a sort of muscle-flexing exercise. To prove I could do it. 1980 Family Planning Perspectives 12 245/3 These freshmen were not, apparently, elected as a result of political muscle-flexing by ‘prolife’ activists. 1993 Sports Illustr. 5 July 9/2 His tenure was confined largely to muscle-flexing photo ops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905
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