vibepression

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"Still, the high price level does not go all the way to explaining why households are gloomier now than during the Great Inflation of the 1960s and 1970s or during the Great Recession. ¶ "I think that you can probably describe what's going on as a bit of a 'vibepression,'" Hamrick said."

Blend of vibe + depression. Coined by American economist Kevin Gordon in December 2025.

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permacession

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