So what have we learned? As there is so wrong way to eat a Reese’s, there’s no wrong way to do a vibe check. Vibe check /94D5bpgLMN- Rosehill September 29, 2019 Vibe check /r9dkYFuNW4- brydie September 30, 2019 “A vibe check is a time where you’re about to deck someone with your fists or another blunt object while you’re on a vibe or when they say some stupid shit,” reads the second definition.Īnd as you can see, recent tweets certainly reflect that angle: In the weeks that have passed, the phrase is now synonymous with memes in which someone hits or attacks another person after offering them a “vibe check.” An updated Urban Dictionary top definition-as of October 3-now reflects the shitposting usage. The post has since received over 35,000 notes. Know Your Meme points to the following Tumblr post as the culprit, which depicts a stick figure cartoon hitting another stick figure over the head with a baseball bat. Unless?- zero escape struggle tweets SeptemVibe check shitpostingīy September of 2019, “vibe check” began to be used as a shitposting meme. H-hey what if we did a vibe check… and we're both girls… and the vibe check was a kiss… haha jk… Vibe check! *leans in for a kiss*- leon dante September 27, 2019 Vibe check *kisses you tenderly so you understand how deeply i love and cherish you*- beaujester 2020 September 12, 2019 Quick vibe check /eznpD9uMy5- ☆drive45☆ April 8, 2019Īnd then some people got kinda, uh, sexual with it? They should get rid of the TSA and replace it with a vibe check- alfredo June 20, 2019 Vibe check!! /Jt7KGRW7SO- cottage witch October 7, 2019 Started referring to my therapy appointments as vibe checks and my therapist threatened to stop taking my insurance- grant October 5, 2019 Some began using it as an earnest way to convey their present emotional state, while others made jokes and memes. not only did vibe check get stolen from us it got stolen ON MY BIRTHDAY? - umru OctoSpread and usageĪs the phrase began to go viral, it became sort of a catchall term for everything and anything. The dueling vibe check curators also led to a disagreement over the origin of the phrase on Twitter: Gm can I get a vibe check? /SPrwHfz4Sl- cake September 25, 2019 Gm can I get a vibe check? /UirCOjVZnq- cake September 20, 2019

Gm can I get a vibe check? /Br25zGZAO1- cake September 16, 2019 Gm can I get a vibe check? /p64pAxe6NL- cake October 2, 2019

Gm can I get a vibe check? /ZQKdehihyy- cake October 1, 2019 Gm can I get a vibe check? /KzzOC3dmER- cake October 4, 2019 (Many, but not all of the tweets involve cats, dogs, frogs, or other animals.) Since then, has been tweeting daily “vibe check” posts, typically pairing the phrase with an absurd or outlandish image, as you can see from the examples below. He later told Mashable that he first said “vibe check” out loud while trying to nail down the vibe at an event he was planning, and that it happened to be the easiest way to convey that to the graphic designer.Ībout a week later, however, the phrase was either discovered and/or appropriated by user who has since begun referring to himself as “the vibe check guy.” It started out innocently enough, with a tweet that simply stated “vibe check.” The source of its popularity is disputed, although technically Twitter user a music producer, was first credited with using it on March 24, 2019. Pachouli and veggie burgers? Well, that certainly isn’t helpful.Īt any rate, the phrase lay dormant for the better part of a decade, until earlier this year when it first saw an uptick on Twitter. Grounded in a belief in pachouli, sage, or karma and sometimes veggie burgers.” “Not anchored in or limited to science, psychology or sociology. The earliest known use of the phrase comes to us from a relatively trippy Urban Dictionary post from April 18, 2011, which defines it as: “A process by which a group or individual obtains a subjective assessment of the mental and emotional state of another person, place or thing.” But what does it mean? Are you in need of one? As with many internet anomalies, there is no short answer, and the long answer is … Well, let’s just say complicated. Anyone who spends a fair amount of time online has probably noticed the phrase “vibe check” recently being thrown around willy-nilly.

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