built different

== English == === 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”. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪlt ˈdɪfəɹ(ə)nt/, /-ˈdɪfɹənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɪlt ˈdɪfəɹənt/ Hyphenation: built dif‧fer‧ent === Adjective === built different (not comparable) (originally African-American Vernacular, idiomatic, slang) Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see built,‎ different. ==== Related terms ==== hit different ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “built different”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.