vibe code
verb
variants or less commonly vibecode
or vibe-code
vibe coded also vibecoded or vibe-coded; vibe coding also vibecoding or vibe-coding; vibe codes also vibecodes or vibe-codes
: 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
Shubhangi Goel
… he vibe-coded a news aggregator that pulls updates from his preferred sources.—Melia Russell
Melia Russell
Others argued that telling kids to "vibe code" ignored the need for broader education and critical thinking skills.—Ananya Gairola
Ananya Gairola
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Also this week, senior writer Kim Key took a look at the trend of people asking AI chatbots to generate secure passwords for them, or even vibe code their own password generator, and found that, regardless of the chatbot used, AI generates hilariously insecure passwords. —Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
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Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Vibe code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/vibe%20code. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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