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Etymology
Origin of trendy
Explanation
Trendy describes something that's stylish or popular, like skinny jeans or fancy coffee drinks. If your shoes are the newest, coolest kind of sneakers, they are trendy. If all of your neighbors seem to suddenly have Great Dane puppies, you can say that's a trendy dog breed in your neighborhood. Trendy is a relatively recent adjective, first formed in the mid-1960's from the noun trend, which originally meant "the way something bends," and later came to mean "general tendency."
Vocabulary lists containing trendy
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Example Sentences
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Sipping matchas in the sun, Anjani, 28, says she feels the drink is still "very trendy".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
"Some people truly do like matcha," Isabel says, "but for a lot of people it's trendy and they can hide the taste with syrups so they can still have a pretty drink."
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The neighborhood was bustling, filled with trendy restaurants, renovated hotels, nightclubs and luxury retailers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
A recent policy plan to boost consumption is promoting “interest-based” spending in categories including pets, anime, and trendy toys.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
I liked the women who wore tailored slacks or shorts, pastel tops, trendy loafers, and quality earrings, like Mary Miller’s.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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