One last shout outīefore we wrap up, it’s important we give credit to TikTok comedian His ‘vibe check’ saga on TikTok is unendingly hilarious, culturally relevant, and responsible for breathing new life into the term. And always remember, check your own vibe before checking someone else’s. Whether it emerges on your Facebook feed or during a mindless TikTok scrolling session, please take a close look, because its interpretation may have changed once again. Tumblr: the amassed culture of ‘vibe check’ has slowly dwindled since its late 2019 peak, but every now and then, another memorable nugget will pop up.

The first recorded vibe check can actually be traced back to Mike Myers' 2003 live action adaptation of cat in the hat /tnksfeUhhI Unsurprisingly, this alternate take led to some pretty tasty offerings. Not happy with someone’s vibe? Just whack them over the head with a baseball bat. In September 2019, one Tumblr user dubbed presented this violent take, receiving over 30,000 notes: Tumblr – comic, though unashamedly basic, presented a new interpretation for fellow memers. However, in some instances, the phrase has also branched into a more alternative and sinister dash of wit. As we’ve seen, ‘vibe check’ can be a fun means to check up on a mate, convey one’s current emotion, or improve the mood of an event.

To observe the darker side of ‘vibe check’, Tumblr must be on the itinerary. But hey, that’s the meme-business for you. Like many artists before him, iconic use of the phrase was snatched up without permission. In a Twitter chat with Mashable, had this to say about the increasing online presence of the ‘vibe check’ phrase: “I’m not gonna claim ownership of it, but I find it funny that a couple of large Twitter accounts have made it their ‘thing’ in the months since then”. Sure enough, the vibe-central content started gaining serious traction. The following month, user began posting a peculiar image with the catchphrase “vibe check?” every morning. Though his tweet only received a little over 100 likes initially, it was enough to get the ball rolling. must have liked the way it sounded because he took the phrase to Twitter not long after. Understandably, at the time it had to have been the best possible way to describe the tone and mood required. Social media’s first-ever ‘vibe check’ post seemingly occurred in March 2019 from Twitter user But where did this stroke of genius come from?Īpparently, originally used the phrase orally in discussion with a graphic designer while they were planning an event. Started referring to my therapy appointments as vibe checks and my therapist threatened to stop taking my insurance A vibe check should usually be a pleasant experience where the person being checked is vibin”. “A spontaneous and usually random time where someone checks your vibe. It’s much simpler and more succinct, and most importantly, applicable to the memes that laden our screens today: Currently, Urban Dictionary’s top definition of ‘vibe check’ is one that was submitted by scarez_was_here back in 2019. Rastabonez’s definition appears more intrinsically linked to hippie culture, rather than a standalone explanation. However, this definition still falls short of the contemporary ‘vibe check’ we’ve come to expect.

Credit where credit is due, Rastabonez did lay the initial groundwork for this glorious meme by explaining its utility in a group setting.

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