it's giving
Strongly evokes energy
It's giving is a phrase from Black and queer slang expressing that something evokes or embodies a particular quality or vibe: That outfit? It's giving main character energy.
Often used alone as approval—it's giving means something looks good or feels right.
The construction puts the quality after giving: It's giving desperate, It's giving 90s supermodel.
- vibesInformal term for atmosphere
- energyPower to do work
- servingMeasured food portion
- slayDestroy or impress greatly
- ate thatPerformed exceptionally well
iconic · mood · aesthetic · realness · moment · fierce · extra · dramatic · main character · attitude · aura · essence · radiating · channeling · embodying · look · presence · statement
authenticity/effort
it's givingforced
Made to occur unwillingly
performative · contrived · inauthentic · fake · calculated
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