hit different

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#1·5h ago

(slang, intransitive) To affect someone in a profound (usually positive) way; to have a strong effect on one's emotions or mental state.

I don't mind pop, but 70s music just hits different.

Origin: From the sense of to affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person + different, suggesting that something affects someone in a particularly unique way. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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