built different
Able to do things which others cannotAble to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.
UK/bɪlt ˈdɪfəɹ(ə)nt/US/bɪlt ˈdɪfəɹənt/
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, not comparable, slang)Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.
(not comparable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see built, different.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The term was popularized by a July 2020 trend on the video-sharing website TikTok, in whicThe term was popularized by a July 2020 trend on the video-sharing website TikTok, in which users jokingly claimed to be able to accomplish various improbable tasks as a result of being “built different”.
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Word family
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