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hits different
What does hits different mean?
Implies a special, hard-to-explain extra quality.
"Coffee just hits different on a cold morning."
Origin
"Hits different" grew through AAVE and Gen-Z internet culture in the late 2010s, used to express that something has a uniquely strong or special impact in the moment.
Frequently asked questions
What does hits different mean?
Hits different means something feels uniquely better or more impactful — it lands in a special way.
Where did hits different come from?
It grew through AAVE and Gen-Z internet culture in the late 2010s.
When do people say hits different?
When something feels unusually good or emotionally impactful in a particular moment or context.
How do you use hits different in a sentence?
For example: "this hits different" — meaning it feels specially impactful.
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