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A hairstyle for men in which the hair, preferably wavy or curly, is worn long and swept back behind the ears.

Most often worn with a hat so that the back of the hair "flows" from underneath.

Depsite claims from the hockey and lacrosse communities to have started the trend, flows were first popularized by baseball players across the US.
Ex:

"Did you see deGrom pitch last night?"
"Yeah, dude's flow is sick."

"Bro, your hair is long ass hell, flow that shit."

"Dansby Swanson is the #FlowGod for real."
flow by babybiscuit March 3, 2017
Related Words
the feeling of "flow" is near to the state of meditation
when you are being creative you get the "flow" feeling
FLOW by MINECRAFTin2024 February 17, 2019
A word made by the rapper “Jacob Cass” in his song Susano’o Flow and should not be used in any circumstances without his permission. Usually illegal if used without permission. Can result to 25+ years in prison.
“I used the word Flow in my new song. Should I credit Jacob Cass?”
Flow by Lesnar1204 March 20, 2021
A slang term based off a man named RJ, who went by the name of Flow.

The word "flow" describes a dudebro (hyper masculine men who act like middle school boys) who enjoys making a series of rather problematic jokes. These men are known for sending hardcore porn to others, is extremely racist, and out of pocket.

Men like this enjoy describing themselves as "Slave Masters" and typically have loyal disciples that get bullied by these flow men on a daily basis.
"Yoo, you acting too much of a Flow right now."

"These Flows ain't getting this coochie"
Flow by korohatesmennamedflow December 2, 2024

Flow state 

A mental state where a person is 100% immersed in the activity,
While also their performance increases
I can't believe i won a 1v2!
Probably a flow state!
Flow state by aslpaul3939 September 29, 2020

flow theory 

a term that was coined by the mapper "7v" for the rhythm game "osu!", referring to how well individual objects on the playfield connect with each other. in a nutshell each object on the playfield will have its own "flow". flow theory basically delves into how the "flow" of these objects can be used in tandem with other elements such as visuals to better represent the music.
You: "Hey, how do I make a good osu! map?"
osu! mapper: "You need flow theory."
flow theory by flow theory August 24, 2021