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vibes-based

US/ˈvaɪbzˌbeɪst/

vibes-based adjective: determined based on emotions, opinions or feelings, rather than using evidence or research.

Adjective

vibes-based (comparative more vibes-based, superlative most vibes-based)

  1. (Internet, especially social commentary) Determined based on emotions, opinions or feelings, rather than using evidence or research.
    • Remember: the stock market is entirely vibes-based. When the vibes are good, the line goes up; when the vibes are bad, the line goes down.

Forms of vibes-based

comparativemore vibes-based
superlativemost vibes-based
alternative formvibe-based

Origin of vibes-based

From vibes (“how something feels intuitively or emotionally, often but not necessarily opposed to how it is factually”) + based (“founded on or relying on”).

Questions about vibes-based

What does vibes-based mean?
Vibes-based means determined based on emotions, opinions or feelings, rather than using evidence or research.
What part of speech is vibes-based?
Vibes-based is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vibes-based?
Vibes-based is pronounced /ˈvaɪbzˌbeɪst/ (US).

Words near vibes-based in the dictionary

  1. Vibert
  2. Viberts
  3. vibes
  4. vibes out
  5. vibes with
  6. vibes-based
  7. vibetoite
  8. vibetoites
  9. vibeworking
  10. vibex
  11. vibey

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