hit different

verb

Etymology

From the sense of hit (“to affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person”) + different, suggesting that something affects someone in a particularly unique way.

Definitions

1
To affect someone in a profound (usually positive) way
To affect someone in a profound (usually positive) way; to have a strong effect on one's emotions or mental state.
- I don't mind pop, but 70s music just hits different.
- But one element of the show that really, as the kids say, "hits different" is its (relatively) true-to-life portrayals of what it's like to struggle with mental health issues like addiction, depression, and emotional abuse.
- That soothing old pop of zombie heads from Resident Evil 4 hits different when you're lying in bed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA