built different
adj/bɪlt ˈdɪfəɹ(ə)nt/UK/bɪlt ˈdɪfəɹənt/US
Etymology
The 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”.
Definitions
Able to do things which others cannot
Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.
- I learnt that true rock climbers are built different. Their bodies will do things mere humans can't.
- Some people are built different, and kudos to them who are like that, but I'm built different. I always say I'm the most competitive person I know, and look at my wife, she rolling her eyes probably.
- Not many coaches in the nation have the ability to turn overlooked recruits into All-Americans, but [Mark] Dantonio is built different.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see built, different.
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