vibe

[ vahyb ]

noun

1. Often vibes. a general feeling or sensation that someone gets or has about something:

   She had mixed vibes about the merger decision, and serious reservations about the acting CEO.

2. Sometimes vibes. the character, quality, or atmosphere of a place, situation, etc.; ambiance:

   The bar has an outdoor junkyard vibe, with kegs for stools, tires hanging on the fences, and plastic chairs.

   Try to find plants that fit your vibe at home—succulents for a Southwest feel, or air plants for the minimalist.

3. connection; rapport:

   Sometimes you have a good vibe with someone, but then it just goes nowhere.

4. none vibes. vibraphone ( def ).
5. vibrator ( def 3 ).

verb (used without object)

1. to spend relaxed, unstructured time (often followed by with ):

   I spent most of my time creating stuff, laughing, and vibing with my buddies.

2. be compatible; be in agreement or harmony (followed by with ):

   I'm looking for someone I can vibe with on a spiritual and intellectual level.

   Live performance is all about vibing with the audience; the energy is different when you move from the studio to a stage.

vibe

/ vaɪb /

noun

1. slang.
   a feeling or flavour of the kind specified

   a 1970s vibe

Word History and Origins

Origin of vibe¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of vibe¹

from vibration

Example Sentences

On Wednesday, FX dropped a longer teaser of the highly anticipated "Alien: Earth" that is giving birth vibes.

From Salon

"Massive relief to see some light coming though. Thanks for all the good vibes coming in from all angles," Mr Douglas continued in the post to McCall's 1.9 million followers.

From BBC

"So many people have asked me, what is brat, and honestly, it's just like an attitude, it's a vibe," she said.

From BBC

And why are people saying its vibes are similar to the old version of Twitter?

From Salon

They’re going for a kind of holiday-themed “Mission: Impossible” or “Jason Bourne” vibe, which is lightly amusing for all of five minutes.

From Los Angeles Times