Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or in accord with the latest fad or fashion: synonym: fashionable.
- noun One who avidly follows the latest fads or trends.
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- adjective slang of, or in accordance with the latest
trend ,fashion orhype - noun rare a trendy person
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- adjective in accord with the latest fad
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Examples
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The advertising magnate singled out what he described as "trendy oligarchs" for particular criticism, suggesting that the super-wealthy buy art only in a bid to impress their friends.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph David Barrett 2011
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I felt very relieved when a statement by a fashion commentator came to mind: "This year, to be trendy is no longer trendy".
Mode 2010
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Being trendy is expensive, and it betrays a certain lack of self-confidence.
Happiness Police, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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DailyCandy has a knack for speaking a certain trendy language that is absolutely wonderful to read!
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AT THE 109 shopping mall in trendy Shibuya, saleswomen in ruffled miniskirts shout their welcome in sticky-sweet tones above a din of club music.
Sayonara, Prada 2009
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I also liked the contrast between the ultra-smug critics dishing in trendy restaurants with the hard working gyspies demonstrating that it takes real sweat to put on a show.
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AT THE 109 shopping mall in trendy Shibuya, saleswomen in ruffled miniskirts shout their welcome in sticky-sweet tones above a din of club music.
Sayonara, Prada 2009
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We sign papers that promise long term care, mark the calendar for lunch in trendy pub where, benched and boothed in hum and chatter, we study laminated menus, weigh the merits of gorgonzola pasta as if our lives hung in the balance as if the sheer number of decisions, stacked like sandbags, will hold it at bay - the silent tsunami gathering force in the rearview mirror.
December « 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009
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I also liked the contrast between the ultra-smug critics dishing in trendy restaurants with the hard working gyspies demonstrating that it takes real sweat to put on a show.
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We sign papers that promise long term care, mark the calendar for lunch in trendy pub where, benched and boothed in hum and chatter, we study laminated menus, weigh the merits of gorgonzola pasta as if our lives hung in the balance as if the sheer number of decisions, stacked like sandbags, will hold it at bay - the silent tsunami gathering force in the rearview mirror.
alice d’alessio | days we are given « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009
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