If you’ve been seeing “vibe check” memes all over the internet and you have no idea what it means, I have some great news for you: No one else knows, either!

It started out as a term for a kind of spiritual evaluation of someone’s mental and emotional state, but then it became something you said before hitting someone. Now it can mean either, both, or something in between.

Tbh, the best way to understand it is to just see a bunch of memes. Let’s go:

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crotchapple / Via tumblr.com

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phantom-mlm / Via tumblr.com

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midnight_cowboi / Via twitter.com

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tilthat, actualnymph / Via tumblr.com

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sketiana / Via tumblr.com

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striders, iamoutofideas / Via tumblr.com

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tessathompsun / Via tumblr.com

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DYKEDAKI / Via twitter.com

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85anti, imlizy / Via tumblr.com

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honted / Via tumblr.com

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pavelow / Via tumblr.com

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sangled / Via tumblr.com

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https://goweninsane.tumblr.com/post/187648769560

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getwhelmed, theinfiknight / Via tumblr.com

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