VIBE
The overall atmosphere, mood or feeling something gives off.
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The overall atmosphere, mood or feeling something gives off. Both a noun ("the vibe in here is off") and a verb ("just vibing"). To "catch a vibe" is to enjoy the mood you're in; to "kill the vibe" is to ruin it. A workhorse of modern English, used so broadly that some commentators complain it's replacing more precise emotional vocabulary.
love the vibe of this café, going to come back with my laptop
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- vibe check69%
An assessment of someone's energy or mood — passing means they're cool to be around, failing means the vibe is wrong. Pass/fail criteria are vibes-based and final; arguing the verdict fails you instantly. The vibe check is not a democracy.
- vibes-based66%
(Internet slang, especially, social commentary) Determined based on emotions, opinions or feelings, rather than using evidence or research.
- vibe check66%
A short, informal check of someone's emotional state or whether the energy in a room/channel is good. 'Vibe check failed' = the vibe is off. Spread from Black Twitter into general meme use around 2019, now standard Discord/Twitch chat vocab. Often paired with the 'vibe check baseball bat' meme image.
- vibe shift65%
A perceptible change in cultural mood — fashion, music, collective mindset — that suddenly renders last year's aesthetic out of date. Coined by trend forecaster Sean Monahan in February 2022. "Minimalism is out, maximalism is in. Full vibe shift" — the phrase compressed quarterly trend cycles into a single moment.
- business energy65%
The vibe someone radiates when they're operating in full no-nonsense, get-it-done mode — purposeful stride, decisive talk, zero tolerance for time-wasting. Frequently used to compliment someone's commanding presence or to describe an unusually productive and serious attitude.