The term "vibe coding," selected by Collins as its Word of the Year, was coined by AI pioneer Andrej Karpathy to describe creating an app with AI. Frank Rumpenhorst/picture-alliance/dpa/AP

“ Vibe coding ,” a form of software development that involves turning natural language into computer code by using artificial intelligence (AI), has been named Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2025.

Overall, terms that describe humans’ relationship with technology feature prominently on this year’s list.

Although obviously two words, “vibe coding” was chosen by the UK-published dictionary at a time when AI plays an increasing role in our daily lives.

As Collins’ definition states, “vibe coding” is “the use of artificial intelligence prompted by natural language to assist with the wri

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