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vibes

American  
[vahybz] / vaɪbz /

plural noun

Informal.
  1. vibe.

  2. vibraphone.


vibes British  
/ vaɪbz /

plural noun

  1. informal (esp in jazz) short for vibraphone

  2. slang short for vibrations

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of vibes

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

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Meta announced Vibes in September as part of the latest version of the Meta AI app.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Appeared in the October 28, 2025, print edition as 'Good Vibes for Stocks Return, Fueled by Earnings, Trade Talk'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The company had already rolled out its own AI video-generation app, Vibes, prior to Sora’s launch.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

Meta recently introduced Vibes, a dedicated app for creating and sharing short-form, AI-generated videos.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Vibes, good ones, dominate Watanabe’s oeuvre via the curated playlists that bounce or glide behind his imagery.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

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