vibe
noun, verbInformal
A American English slang term. Browse all American slang.
What it means
The feeling or atmosphere of a person, place or thing. 'The vibe was off.'
To vibe: to get on well, or to enjoy something. 'We vibe', 'I'm vibing with this album'.
A vibe check is an informal assessment of someone's mood or of a situation's atmosphere.
In use
The vibe in that place is immaculate.
We vibed immediately.
Where it comes from
Clipped from 'vibrations' in 1960s counterculture and revived, with far broader grammar, in the 2010s. It now functions as noun, verb and adjective.