• slappyfuck@lemmy.ca
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      3 hours ago

      It started out as being “it’s giving X vibes” to describe things being similar (as the person who replied before me said). As slang is wont to do, it got shortened to “it’s giving”.

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      17 hours ago

      “it’s similar too” or “it reminds me” I think? That’s how I’d describe it from my understanding

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        3 hours ago

        That’s correct! It started out as “it’s giving X vibes” to state the similarity, then just naturally shortened to “it’s giving”.