Valid | Seen as socially acceptable. | "I agree, your opinion is valid as hell." | | Gained prominence in Tumblr (and later, TikTok) discourse regarding the acceptability of a given behavior, person, or thing. |
Vibe check | To check one's personality or attitude. | "You need a vibe check.""He has passed the vibe check" | Vibe checked | First defined in an Urban Dictionary post on April 18, 2011. Remained largely obscure until a sudden uptick of usage on Twitter in 2019. |
VSCO girl | A stereotypical white girl who often takes trendy and "basic" pictures of themself to later edit and post online. | "I love your aesthetic! You're such a VSCO girl." | | Named after VSCO, a photography app released in 2011. The term "VSCO girl" originated in late 2018 and was popularized in 2019 on social media platforms such as TikTok where it became a trendy Internet aesthetic. The phrase has since fallen out of popularity in late 2019. |