vibe shift
nounUS /ˈvaɪbˌʃɪft/
Etymology Coined in a Substack post in June 2021 by trend forecaster Sean Monahan.
- [Sean Monahan] thinks the new vibe shift could be the return of early-aughts indie sleaze.2022 February 16, Allison P. Davis, “A Vibe Shift Is Coming – Will any of us survive it?”, in New York, →ISSN:
- 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.2025 June 7, John Ganz, “The decade that made Donald Trump”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19:
- Related terms
- vibe check