vibe

English

Etymology

Apocope of vibration.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vaɪb
• Rhymes: -aɪb

Noun

vibe (plural vibes)

1. Short for vibraphone. [from the earlier 20th c.]
2. (colloquial) Vibration. [from the later 20th c.]
3. (New Age jargon) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [from the later 20th c.]

Translations

vibration

• Finnish: fiilis (fi) (colloquial), tuntemus (fi)
• Hungarian: rezgés (hu)

• Russian: ( literally) вибрация (ru) f (vibracija)

The atmosphere or aura of a person or place as communicated to and felt by others

• Finnish: fiilis (fi) (colloquial), tuntemus (fi)
• French: vibe (fr)

• Portuguese: vibração (pt) (Brasil)
• Spanish: onda (es) f, vibra (es) f

short for vibraphone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 铁琴 (cmn) (tǐe qín)

Verb

vibe (third-person singular simple present vibes, present participle vibing, simple past and past participle vibed)

1. To relax and enjoy oneself.