Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vibe coder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: vibe -coder
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who generates source code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, and has a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions; someone who engages in vibe coding.

Example Sentences

"Who are the vibe coders?"
"AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a 'vibe coder' to write his own damn code"

Etymology

From vibe coding.

Inflected Forms

vibe coders (plural) vibecoder (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

proompt proompter

Questions

What does vibe coder mean?: Someone who generates source code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, and has a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions; someone who engages in vibe coding.
Where does vibe coder come from?: From vibe coding.

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