TREND, TRENDY
ADJECTIVES
► A-GO-GO in the newest style; faddish, trendy → Amer. sl.
► EDGY leading a trend → 1976 US sl.
► MICKEY MOUSE out of touch with styles and trends → 1960s Amer. sl.
NOUNS
► SCENE the current trend; the in thing → 1960s Brit. sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► FASHIONISTA someone who dictates, or is in the vanguard of, trendiness → 2001 UK sl.
► FUNKSTER a person who is trendy, fashionable, or cool → 1982 sl., orig. US
► PACEMAKER a person who sets the rate of working for others; generally, any person whose performance sets or represents a standard; a trendsetter → 1905
► PACESETTER a person who sets the pace, rate, or standard to be achieved by others; the leader in a particular field; a trendsetter → 1895
► PULSE-TAKER a person who monitors trends or public opinion with respect to a particular field or issue → 1922
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