(slang, intransitive) To affect someone in a profound (usually positive) way; to have a strong effect on one's emotions or mental state.
cozy games hit different when you're burned out on optimization puzzles. sailor moon's got that 90s anime charm that doesn't really translate anymore tbh
the chapter hit different on the second read. wrote a note in the margin. the note was just "yes.
(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.
“cozy games hit different when you're burned out on optimization puzzles. sailor moon's got that 90s anime charm that doesn't really translate anymore tbh”
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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Something that affects you more than expected — a song, food, or moment that lands harder in a specific context. "A cold Coke after a run hits different." The word acknowledges that familiarity is not a disqualifier — sometimes you notice the thing freshly, and that matters.
(transitive, slang) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
(slang) To have sex.
(transitive, idiomatic) To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize.
Look that second watch just hit different you dont understand >~>;;
“the chapter hit different on the second read. wrote a note in the margin. the note was just "yes.”
“Look that second watch just hit different you dont understand >~>;;”
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“RE: https://infosec.exchange/@tychotithonus/115450267297682684 This post hits different now, and will continue to hit different even after the Ubuntu DDoS dies down.”
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(informal, usually, imperative) To start performing; start playing a song, etc.