fly the freak flag

verb

Etymology

See freak flag.

Definitions

  1. To behave in an unconventional or unrestrained manner

    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.
    • Halloween is a great day to be dead. Or, technically speaking, undead. A vampire like me can be just a bit more herself in public, fly the freak flag a few feet higher.

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