vibecode

• vibe code, vibe-code

Back-formation from vibe coding.

vibecode (third-person singular simple present vibecodes, present participle vibecoding, simple past and past participle vibecoded)

1. (intransitive, transitive, programming) To program by repeatedly prompting a large language model.
   • 2025 February 27, “Not a Coder? With A.I., Just Having an Idea Can Be Enough.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 March 2025:

     You don’t have to know how to code to vibecode — just having an idea, and a little patience, is usually enough.