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vibes

American  
[vahybz] / vaɪbz /

plural noun

Informal.

  1. vibe.

  2. vibraphone.

vibes British  
/ vaɪbz /

plural noun

  1. informal (esp in jazz) short for vibraphone

  2. slang short for vibrations

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Other Word Forms

  • vibist noun

Etymology

Origin of vibes

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

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“There’s almost nobody who is feeling positive vibes about their job right now,” said Rocco Seyboth, a longtime software marketer outside Seattle.

From The Wall Street Journal

She came to Seoul just to soak up the festive vibes and potentially catch a glimpse somehow of the band from afar.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is an excellent Seattle team, and now the team spirit and World Series buzz are potentially threatened by bad vibes from unreturned fist bumps?

From The Wall Street Journal

This was a work stay, not a vacation, but vacation vibes were everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal

It requires the audience to bring their own bad vibes to shots of religious icons on the wall and long takes of Evy clacking on her laptop, unaware of a flickering light behind her.

From Los Angeles Times

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