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vibe.

An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/vaɪb/
  1. An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing.

    in-plural · informal · often
    The couple canceled their night out when they got a bad vibe from the new babysitter.
  2. Gut feeling, an impression based on intuition instead of solid data.

    informal · plural-normally
  3. Gut feeling, an impression based on intuition instead of solid data. The use of AI to perform a task without expertise, generally without validating the output deeply.

    attributive · informal · plural-normally
  4. Something that is good, trendy, pleasant, or atmospheric; a thing or person with a good vibe.

    informal
  5. A vibraphone.

    colloquial · plural · plural-only
  6. Vibration.

    informal
  7. A vibrator (sex toy).

    informal
Where this word comes from

Apocopic form of vibration, vibrator, etc.

verb/vaɪb/
  1. To stimulate with a vibrator.

    colloquial · transitive
  2. To relax and enjoy oneself.

    colloquial · intransitive
  3. To agree.

    colloquial · intransitive
  4. To get along; to hit it off.

    colloquial · intransitive
  5. To feel in agreement with; to appreciate or enjoy.

    colloquial · transitive
  6. To treat (a fellow performer) in a condescending or insulting manner, typically during a performance or jam session, to signal to them that they are unsatisfactory.

    colloquial · transitive
  7. To vibe code.

Where this word comes from

Apocopic form of vibration, vibrator, etc.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.