trend·y

[tren-dee] adjective, trend·i·er, trend·i·est, noun, plural trend·ies.
adjective
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
4.
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.

Origin:
1960–65; trend + -y1

trend·i·ly, adverb
trend·i·ness, noun
un·trend·y, adjective
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trendy (ˈtrɛndɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , trendier, trendiest
1.  consciously fashionable
 
n , trendier, trendiest, trendies
2.  a trendy person
 
'trendily
 
adv
 
'trendiness
 
n

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trendy definition


  1. n.
    someone who has to be right in style or first with the latest trend. : All the trendies are wearing pink and charcoal clothing this month.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
And a trendy top might not be, even if it was cheap, because it will be out of
  fashion in a season.
Apple is cool and trendy right now, and that trumps everything else in their
  eyes.
There are trendy industrial overtones to this place.
Most are trendy toy breeds or designer poodle mixes in high demand.
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