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trendy

American  
[tren-dee] / ˈtrɛn di /

adjective

trendier, trendiest
  1. of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.

  2. following the latest trends or fashions; up-to-date or chic.

    the trendy young generation.

  3. appealing to faddish taste.

    a trendy hotel.


noun

plural

trendies
  1. a trendy person, place, object, or idea.

trendy British  
/ ˈtrɛndɪ /

adjective

  1. consciously fashionable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a trendy person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • trendily adverb
  • trendiness noun
  • untrendy adjective

Etymology

Origin of trendy

First recorded in 1960–65; trend + -y 1

Example Sentences

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There’s an element of adventure to it, kind of in the same way people chase down the hottest, trendiest restaurants today.”

From Salon

Tourists come from all over to dine at the neighborhood’s trendy restaurants and snap pictures of the historic houses.

From Literature

Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around the corner along the Via Orefici, which dates to the Middle Ages, many of the neighborhood’s trendy boutiques have hung neon signs with the Games logo, proclaiming themselves proud sponsors of the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

I thanked him for saying “homeless” rather than the trendy “unhoused.”

From The Wall Street Journal