trendy

[tren-dee]

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adjective, trend·i·er, trend·i·est.

of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.
following the latest trends or fashions; up-to-date or chic: the trendy young generation.
appealing to faddish taste: a trendy hotel.

noun, plural trend·ies.

a trendy person, place, object, or idea.

Origin of trendy

First recorded in 1960–65; trend + -y¹

Related formstrend·i·ly, adverbtrend·i·ness, nounun·trend·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for trendy

Contemporary Examples

More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.
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December 26, 2014
For Chobani, “how matters” in the sense of how their trendy yogurt is carefully prepared.
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October 20, 2014
Point one: It pits a best-selling management guru against a trendy yogurt company.
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October 20, 2014
In between a female sex shop and trendy boutiques is a nondescript store selling all manner of bras, corsets, and other lingerie.
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August 20, 2014
Toppings are trendy; the next big thing is going to be the quality and the blends of the meat patties themselves.
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July 31, 2014

Historical Examples

The Seven Sisters were a trendy collection of designer faces.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for trendy

trendy

adjective trendier or trendiest

consciously fashionable

noun plural trendies

a trendy person

Derived Formstrendily, adverbtrendiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for trendy

adj.

1962, from trend (n.) + -y (2). Related: Trendily; trendiness.

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Examples from the Web for trendy

Contemporary Examples

More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.

For Chobani, “how matters” in the sense of how their trendy yogurt is carefully prepared.

Point one: It pits a best-selling management guru against a trendy yogurt company.

In between a female sex shop and trendy boutiques is a nondescript store selling all manner of bras, corsets, and other lingerie.

Toppings are trendy; the next big thing is going to be the quality and the blends of the meat patties themselves.

Historical Examples

The Seven Sisters were a trendy collection of designer faces.

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Word Origin and History for trendy

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Origin of trendy