Collins Dictionary has officially declared ‘vibe-coding’ as its Word of the Year for 2025, following a year where AI was one of the most talked-about topics. The official announcement confirms the word’s emergence from a niche tech slang to a mainstream term, highlighting the cultural shift in how software and design are approached these days by the computing society.

Vibe-coding is defined by Collins Dictionary as ‘the use of artificial intelligence prompted by natural language to assist with the writing of computer code.’ It is essentially the act of customising, tweaking, or designing code and digital interfaces to achieve a specific emotional, cultural, or aesthetic atmosphere. The idea is to focus on the vibe rather than simply focusing on the utilitarian functionality of the code.

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