trendy1 adjectivetrendy2 noun
trendytrend‧y1 /ˈtrendi/ adjective (comparative trendier, superlative trendiest) 
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Trendy bars and restaurants are opening and inexpensive apartments in the area are getting hard to find.
- a trendy New York night club
- a trendy street market in the centre of Paris
- Delgado predicts that blonde hair will become trendy this summer.
- She only talks like that because she wants to sound trendy.
- stylish South Beach cafes filled with trendy young couples
- And they have a trendy baseball cap.
- For instance Sol, the beer sold in London's trendy cafe bars at £2 a time, is just 25p a bottle.
- He has a trendy haircut and wears a dangling earring, but his accent is like his father's.
- It's promoted by the natural-born hucksters within Apple because it has all the earmarks of something trendy and fashionable.
- The very first day her ad ran, she got a call for a hairpiece to be worn at a trendy wedding.
- They like to wear the cloak of socialism because it's trendy on the international stage.
- With sinking heart Sly realized that he was in a burger joint that was too trendy to peel its potatoes.
THESAURUS► fashionable
Collocations popular at a particular time: · fashionable clothes· It was fashionable to have red hair.· His theories were fashionable in the 1980s.
► trendy informal modern and fashionable – often used in a slightly disapproving or joking way: · a trendy tie· a trendy restaurant· The area has become very trendy and a lot of artists live there.
► stylish fashionable and well-designed in an attractive way: · She was wearing a stylish two-piece suit.· The furniture looked very stylish and modern.
► cool informal fashionable – used especially when you think someone or something looks good: · Michael looked very cool in his dark jacket and sunglasses.· a cool shirt
► happening [only before noun] informal a happening place is fashionable and lively: · London has always been a happening place.
► be in fashion v phrase to be fashionable at a particular time: · The Sixties look is back in fashion.
► in informal fashionable at a particular time. In is not used before a noun, except in the phrases below: · Pale colours are in.· New York was the in place to be.· Yoga has become the in thing to do.
Longman Language Activatorfashionable people► fashionable someone who is fashionable wears fashionable clothes, owns fashionable things, and goes to fashionable places: · This is the latest style of hat worn by fashionable women in Milan.· I've never been very fashionable. I'd rather wear what feels comfortable.
► trendy informal fashionable -- use this especially about someone who you think tries too hard to be fashionable: · stylish South Beach cafés filled with trendy young couples· She only talks like that because she wants to sound trendy.
► sophisticated someone who is sophisticated knows a lot about fashionable things and feels confident about being with fashionable people: · a sophisticated woman whose friends included many rich and famous people· a play that will appeal to a sophisticated audience
► fashion victim someone who wears clothes that are fashionable, but that make them look silly: · a new designer who will appeal to fashion victims everywhere
fashionable► fashionable clothes, styles, places or activities that are fashionable are popular at the present time, but will probably only be popular for a short time: · The store sells fashionable clothes at prices you can afford.· a style of painting that was fashionable in the 1930s· Kate spent her summers in Cape Cod working in a fashionable resort.· They recently opened a cafe on Manhattan's fashionable East Side.
► cool spoken informal said to show approval of something that is fashionable, interesting, or attractive -- used especially by young people: · He was wearing these really cool sunglasses.· Many young people start smoking because they think it looks cool.
► hot informal very fashionable now: · one of the hot young writers of the decade· They're supposed to be the hottest thing since the Beatles.
► trendy informal very fashionable, often for a short time -- used especially humorously or to show disapproval: · a trendy street market in the centre of Paris· Delgado predicts that blonde hair will become trendy this summer.· Trendy bars and restaurants are opening and inexpensive apartments in the area are getting hard to find.
► stylish well designed, and attractive in a fashionable way: · She was wearing a stylish black woollen dress.· stylish modern furniture
► chic very fashionable in an expensive way, and showing a lot of good judgement about good style: · They live in a chic apartment overlooking the Seine.· a chic restaurant in Boston· The east side of the city has become very chic in the past few years.
► cult fashionable and only known about by a small group of people - use this especially about things or people that later become very famous: · Alex Garland's cult novel 'The Beach' was later made into a film starring Leonardo di Caprio.· 60s cult band The Velvet Underground· Frankie Knuckles is a cult figure in dance music.
► in informal fashionable at the present time: · Purple seems to be in this year.be the in place: · Gstaad is the in place to go skiing in winter.the in thing to do: · Cycling to work has become the in thing to do.
► hip informal doing things or done according to the latest fashion: · The South Side is becoming a really hip place to live.· I hate old people who dress like teenagers and think they're hip.
► happening informal fashionable and exciting: · In four to five years, this will be a happening film festival.· The town's OK, but not what you'd call a happening place.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fashionable/trendy clothes
influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas: · The club was full of beautiful people wearing trendy clothes.
► a trendy/fashionable restaurant (=one that is influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas)· The hotel is surrounded by elegant boutiques and trendy restaurants.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► restaurant· There are cafes at the beach, trendy restaurants in the Gaslamp area downtown.· Clean your nails with a bowie knife in trendy restaurants.
a trendy Bay Area restaurant► see thesaurus at fashionable—trendiness noun [uncountable]trendy1 adjectivetrendy2 noun
trendytrendy2 noun (plural trendies) [countable] British English informal ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Collocations- I was thrown out by some irate trendy who kept muttering something about royalties.
- Ladies wear color and luxe fabrics, trendies wear black and industrial nylon.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fashionable/trendy clothes
someone who tries hard to be fashionable and follows all the latest styles – used to show disapproval: · The club was full of beautiful people wearing trendy clothes.
► a trendy/fashionable restaurant (=one that is influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas)· The hotel is surrounded by elegant boutiques and trendy restaurants.
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