See hit different in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "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.",
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"text": "I don't mind pop, but 70s music just hits different.",
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"ref": "2019 October 10, Katie Way, “TV Depictions of Mental Illness Are on the Rise. HBO Wants to Give Context”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2022-12-06:",
"text": "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.",
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"ref": "2020 March 3, Gene Park, “Best gaming console ever: Nintendo Switch reigns 3 years after debut”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 2020-03-04:",
"text": "That soothing old pop of zombie heads from Resident Evil 4 hits different when you're lying in bed.",
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"ref": "2020 July 31, Timi Sotire, quoting IAMDDB, “IAMDDB's fantasy festival: 'Rihanna's got to be there – she's a buff ting!'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-12-16:",
"text": "I don't know what it is about the connection that you have with the instrumentation of the music at DJ sets, it just hits different.",
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"ref": "2021 February 17, Jenna Wortham, “The Rise of the Wellness App”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2023-01-07:",
"text": "Pandemic fatigue hits different. You know the feeling: You've been online all day, bouncing between video calls with colleagues and FaceTimes with family, maybe pausing for a quick vinyasa flow. Your eyeballs feel glassy, your brain parched and limbs sluggish.",
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"(slang, intransitive) To affect someone in a profound (usually positive) way; to have a strong effect on one's emotions or mental state."
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},
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