Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A distinctive emotional quality or atmosphere that is sensed or experienced by someone.
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- verb To
relax andenjoy oneself .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I want the Latin vibe, and that vibe is always very sensual, from Shakira going back down the line.
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The downstairs has great food — small plates and soup — although the vibe is a little too sterile and pre-fab (like much of the trendy stretch on 12th, not counting the great Cafe Presse.)
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Great food, great atmosphere, friendly folks - the vibe is always so comfortable and festive.
Archive 2007-07-01 Dr. Lisa 2007
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Great food, great atmosphere, friendly folks - the vibe is always so comfortable and festive.
Things I WILL miss about Phoenix - #4 & #5 Dr. Lisa 2007
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I think that the same sort of vibe is going on there.
HANCOCK! OMG, Youze Guys! rabid1st 2009
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I cling to that idea with them courting David in the hopes that they really are going to switch the Doctors ... this would mean we are going for a "Not your father's Oldsmobile" sort of vibe from the new bloke and his youth could play into that.
One nice thing about the new Doctor... elevenseyebrows 2009
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I get a strong Quentin Tarantino vibe from the way this is cut.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Runaways’ Trailer Drops A Cherry Bomb On You All » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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The log cabin vibe, the wood panelling, the eco-friendly designer pieces -- very much 'Brooklyn'.
Tour The New Barney's Co-op In Brooklyn (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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I got a real Carol Matas vibe from the descriptions, and I was all over her books when I was nine and ten.
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Props of conspicuous knowledge decorate the abode, whose vibe is rebellious in the classiest way possible.
Michael Cunningham and a new generation of writers transcend 'gay literature' Dan Zak 2010
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In the social-media era, though, “vibe” has come to mean something more like a moment of audiovisual eloquence, a “sympathetic resonance” between a person and her environment, as Robin James, a professor of philosophy at U.N.C. Charlotte wrote in a recent newsletter.
TikTok and the Vibes Revival Condé Nast 2021
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"Vibe coding is all fun and games until you have to vibe debug," developer Ben South noted wryly on X, highlighting this fundamental issue.
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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Former OpenAI researcher Andrej Karpathy recently gave this practice a name—"vibe coding"—and it's gaining traction in tech circles.
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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On February 2, Karpathy introduced the term in a post on X, writing, "There's a new kind of coding I call 'vibe coding,' where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists."
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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"Vibe coding is all fun and games until you have to vibe debug," developer Ben South noted wryly on X, highlighting this fundamental issue.
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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Instead of being about control and precision, vibe coding is all about surrendering to the flow.
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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On February 2, Karpathy introduced the term in a post on X, writing, "There's a new kind of coding I call 'vibe coding,' where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists."
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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Instead of being about control and precision, vibe coding is all about surrendering to the flow.
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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"Vibe coding is all fun and games until you have to vibe debug," developer Ben South noted wryly on X, highlighting this fundamental issue.
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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Former OpenAI researcher Andrej Karpathy recently gave this practice a name—"vibe coding"—and it's gaining traction in tech circles.
Will the future of software development run on vibes? Benj Edwards 2025
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