Vibe check
Meaning: Assessing the mood or energy of a situation.
A 'vibe check' is assessing whether the energy/mood is right. 'Failed the vibe check' means something or someone has bad energy. Can be playful or serious assessment.
Examples
- Vibe check! 气氛检测!¡Control de vibras!バイブチェック!바이브 체크—다들 어때?
- He failed the vibe check. 他没通过气氛检测No pasó el control de vibras彼は雰囲気チェックに落ちた그 파티는 바이브 체크에 떨어졌어.
- Just doing a quick vibe check. 就快速看看气氛怎么样Solo hago un control rápido de vibrasちょっと雰囲気を確認するだけ갑자기 바이브 체크!
Pronunciation
/vaɪb tʃek/
Usage Guide
Context: assessment, energy, social
Tone: playful, evaluating
✓ Do Say
- Vibe check气氛检测control de vibras雰囲気チェック분위기 체크!
- Failed the vibe check气氛检测没过suspendió el control de vibras雰囲気チェックに失敗した분위기 체크 불합격
- Passed the vibe check气氛检测通过了aprobó el control de vibras雰囲気チェック合格분위기 체크 합격
Common Mistakes
- Started as meme but now used genuinely
Origin & History
Internet culture term for assessing atmosphere or energy. Started as a meme, became genuine vocabulary for evaluating situations or people's energy.
Etymology: Vibe (atmosphere) + check (assessment)
First recorded: Internet meme 2019
Cultural Context
Era: 2019 meme origin
Generation: Gen Z
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Internet memes
Regional notes: Internet origin, global.
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