Social DynamicsDiagnosis
Vibe Check
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What it means
A character assessment completed in under four seconds, based on footwear and eye contact, and treated thereafter as evidence.
What it actually means
I formed an opinion in the doorway and will spend a year defending it.
How it is used in a sentence
"He passed the vibe check, so we let him join the group chat."
Filed under
Social Dynamics — The unwritten rules we invented online and now enforce in public without irony.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
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