[Ads-l] Portmanteau: vibecession from vibe and recession

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Wikipedia already has an entry for "vibecession" which was coined by
financial commentator Kyla Scanlon in 2022.

Substack Newsletter: Kyla's Newsletter
Article title: The Vibecession: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Article subtitle: Are we manifesting a recession?
Author: Kyla Scanlon
Date: June 30, 2022
https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-vibecession-the-self-fulfilling

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The overwhelming nature of it all creates a Vibecession. Where
economically speaking, things are okay-ish but in reality… the vibes
are off. People are feeling bad.

Vibecession - a period of temporary vibe decline where economic data
such as trade and industrial activity are relatively okayish
[End excerpt]

Website: Fortune
Article: Kyla Scanlon, the Gen Z economic commentator who coined the
word 'vibecession,' says we’re not in one
Author: Alena Botros
Timestamp: April 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM EDT
https://fortune.com/2025/04/02/gen-z-favorite-kyla-scanlon-vibecession/

[Begin excerpt]
The vibecession may or may not be back depending on who you talk to.
But the woman who coined the term says it's not. This time around,
there isn't a disconnect between sentiment and data, Gen Z's favorite
economic commentator Kyla Scanlon told Fortune.
[End excerpt]

Wikipedia: Vibecession
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibecession

Garson

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