trendy

[ tren-dee ]

/ ˈtrɛn di /

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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.

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Origin of trendy

First recorded in 1960–65; trend + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM trendy

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

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How to use trendy in a sentence

It’s become more important to find someone you can really talk to and count on than someone who knows all the trendiest bars in town.
What’s sexy in a pandemic? Caution.|Lisa Bonos|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Canning safety was also an issue last year for trendy Los Angeles cafe, Sqirl.
Bon Appétit takes down a ‘dangerous’ video on canning seafood after experts warn of botulism risk|Emily Heil|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
To help your search, we rounded up 30 trendy gifts that are worth the hype.
The Best Valentines Day Gifts For Women|Nandi Howard|January 27, 2021|Essence.com
The benefits of boredomDespite the fact that the upsides to boredom have become trendy recently, research on how it can stimulate the mind is decades old.
There’s a right and wrong way to be bored|Sara Chodosh|January 22, 2021|Popular-Science

We’re very familiar with trendy restaurants having a farm on their roof and they’re like, “After your aperitif, come check out our farm,” or whatever.
A Leading NYC Mayoral Candidate Thinks Roof Farms Can Save America’s Cities|Amanda Kludt|January 14, 2021|Eater
More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots|Emily Shire|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kallai is not quite a household name, but he is well-known among trendy Tel Avivians and gays.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Point one: It pits a best-selling management guru against a trendy yogurt company.
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For Chobani, “how matters” in the sense of how their trendy yogurt is carefully prepared.
How One Lawsuit Shows What’s Wrong With America|James Poulos|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In between a female sex shop and trendy boutiques is a nondescript store selling all manner of bras, corsets, and other lingerie.
New York's Sexiest Kosher Corsets|Emily Shire|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Seven Sisters were a trendy collection of designer faces.
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British Dictionary definitions for trendy

trendy

/ (ˈtrɛndɪ) British informal, often derogatory /

adjective trendier or trendiest

consciously fashionable

noun plural trendies

a trendy person

Derived forms of trendy

trendily, adverbtrendiness, noun

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