"Vibe coding, an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code using artificial intelligence, has been named Collins dictionary's word of the year for 2025. Lexicographers at Collins monitor the 24bn-word Collins Corpus, which draws from a range of media sources, including social media, to create the annual list of new and notable words that reflect our ever-evolving language. They chose vibe coding as word of the year after observing a huge increase in usage since its first appearance in February."
"The term was coined by Andrej Karpathy, the former director of AI at Tesla and a founding engineer at OpenAI, to describe how artificial intelligence can enable someone to create a new app while being able to forget that the code even exists. Bonkers for Britishisms: the UK terms Americans have embraced Other words on the list include biohacking, defined as the activity of altering the natural processes of your body in an attempt to improve health and longevity."
Vibe coding describes a form of software development that converts natural language into computer code using artificial intelligence and was named Collins Dictionary's word of the year for 2025. Lexicographers at Collins monitor the 24bn-word Collins Corpus drawn from diverse media, including social media, to identify new and notable words. The term was coined by Andrej Karpathy to describe AI enabling someone to create an app while forgetting that the code exists. The list also features biohacking, clanker, glaze, aura farming, and broligarchy, each reflecting trends in technology, health, social media, gaming, and cultural commentary.
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