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The overuse of the word vibe

“That’s such a vibe”, “vibe check”, “that’s just not my vibe”-if you’re a parent to a gen zer you might be familiar with those phases. The word vibe is used so excessively these days that it’s almost completely lost its original meaning. Sean was joined by Gail Flanagan, Linguist tutor from the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick…

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15.58 23 Mar 2023


The overuse of the word vibe


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15.58 23 Mar 2023


“That’s such a vibe”, “vibe check”, “that’s just not my vibe”-if you’re a parent to a gen zer you might be familiar with those phases. The word vibe is used so excessively these days that it’s almost completely lost its original meaning.

Sean was joined by Gail Flanagan, Linguist tutor from the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick…


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