vibe code

verb

variants or less commonly vibecode

ˈvīb-ˌkōd 

or vibe-code

vibe coded also vibecoded or vibe-coded; vibe coding also vibecoding or vibe-coding; vibe codes also vibecodes or vibe-codes

transitive + intransitive

: to use an artificial intelligence system to generate computer code (see code entry 1 sense 5) in a given programming language : to perform vibe coding

One organizer showed participants how to vibe code a pet website …

—Shubhangi Goel

… he vibe-coded a news aggregator that pulls updates from his preferred sources.

—Melia Russell

Others argued that telling kids to "vibe code" ignored the need for broader education and critical thinking skills.

—Ananya Gairola

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from vibe coding

First Known Use

2025, in the meaning defined above