giving
adj.adj. having a specific mood or look that reminds you of something else. You use this to say that someone or something is successfully showing a certain style.
adj. describing a person, object, or situation that strongly evokes a particular aesthetic, mood, or persona. Typically used in a predicative position following a linking verb.
Her outfit is giving 90s supermodel.
The new restaurant's decor is giving haunted mansion, but in a very stylish and intentional way.
While some critics found the performance derivative, the younger audience praised it for giving main character energy through its bold lighting and dramatic pacing.
By surface analysis, give + -ing.
Often used with a following noun phrase to specify the vibe being evoked; can also stand alone to mean 'impressive' or 'stylish'.
It is giving of 1920s.It is giving 1920s.In this slang sense, the word is used as a direct descriptor and does not take the preposition 'of'.