chucky vibe
- noun
- Informal
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vibra de Chucky
- That old doll in the attic gives off a real chucky vibe.
Examples
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The abandoned house definitely has a chucky vibe at night.
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I don't like this shop; the mannequins have such a chucky vibe.
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That doll gives me a real chucky vibe.
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Why does this room have such a chucky vibe?
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The old dolls in the antique store have a strange chucky vibe that makes me uneasy.
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As I walked through the dark corridor, I felt a chucky vibe from the eerie paintings on the walls.
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There's something about that realistic puppet that gives off a spooky chucky vibe.
Synonyms
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A strange, quiet feeling that makes you feel afraid or uneasy
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A strange, eerie feeling that makes you feel uneasy
A feeling that someone or something is strange and makes you feel unsafe
A nervous, uncomfortable feeling caused by something scary or strange
A creepy feeling like a ghost might be near
A strange, scary quality like a ghost or monster
Antonyms
How Creepy
Surface Forms
Morphology
chucky + vibe
The headword 'vibe' (a sensed emotional mood) makes the overall concept compositional, but 'chucky' is a culture-specific proper name referencing a horror doll and thus carries specialised connotations that are not derivable from general vocabulary knowledge. Because the meaning ('creepy, unsettling in the way the character Chucky is') can be inferred if the learner knows the Chucky reference but is otherwise unpredictable, this is partially transparent.
Etymology
Chucky vibe comes from the scary movie doll Chucky, a toy that looks alive and acts dangerous. When a place or object feels oddly lifelike or creepy, people say it has a chucky vibe, meaning 'an unsettling or creepy feeling'.