vibe shift

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined in a Substack post in June 2021 by trend forecaster Sean Monahan.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈvaɪbˌʃɪft/
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Noun

vibe shift (plural vibe shifts)

  1. (slang, neologism) A major change in the current zeitgeist.
    • 2022 February 16, Allison P. Davis, “A Vibe Shift Is Coming – Will any of us survive it?”, in New York‎[1], →ISSN:
      [Sean Monahan] thinks the new vibe shift could be the return of early-aughts indie sleaze.
    • 2025 June 7, John Ganz, “The decade that made Donald Trump”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:
      If there wasn't technically a depression, the country had certainly woken up in a depressed mood. There was a marked vibe shift from the sunny optimism of the Reagan '80s.

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