vibe

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vibe

[vahyb]
noun
1.
Informal. vibration (def. 4).
2.
Often, vibes. Slang. vibration (def. 6).

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; by shortening

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Vibe is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example Sentences
  • Tell them it's summer and that they should take a minute to enjoy the long days and mellow summer vibe.
  • She is proud of her city's commitment to historic preservation while retaining a hip, modern vibe.
  • Every positive vibe and prayers if you will accept them are winging your way.
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vibes

[vahybz]
plural noun Informal.

Origin:
1965–70; by shortening

vib·ist, noun
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vibe (vaɪb)
 
n
slang a feeling or flavour of the kind specified: a 1970s vibe
 
[from vibration]

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Word Origin & History

vibe
1940, short for vibraphone; attested from 1967 as an abbreviated form of vibration in the 1960s slang sense of "instinctive feelings."
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vibes definition

[vɑɪbz]
  1. n.
    vibrations; atmosphere; feelings. (Usually with good or bad.) : I just don't get good vibes about this deal.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
vibe
vibration
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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