| Razor scooters and Rubik's Cubes, once |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2026 |
| Crazes |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Feb 2026 |
| Short-lived trends |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Crazes |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Nov 2025 |
| Fidget spinners and hoverboards, for example |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2025 |
| They're here today, gone tomorrow |
New York Times |
14 Sep 2025 |
| Fleeting trends |
USA Today |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Short-lived crazes |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2025 |
| Brief trends |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jul 2025 |
| Hot things, briefly |
New York Times |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Trends get fellow terribly sad (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
11 May 2025 |
| Crazes |
Mirror Quick |
09 May 2025 |
| Every other fraud is presenting these as passing trends |
|
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| Fine posters for passing fashions (4) |
|
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| Short-lived fashions |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2025 |
| Trendy activities |
|
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| Temporary trends |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2025 |
| Crazes |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Transient hobbies loudly proclaimed by advertisements (4) |
|
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| Passing crazes |
USA Today |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Crazes make fellow terribly sad (4) |
|
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| Ephemeral crazes |
Universal |
11 Jan 2025 |
| They are currently popular |
|
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| Fleeting trends |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2024 |
| Fleeting trends |
Universal |
26 Oct 2024 |
| Loud commercials are mere whimsies (4) |
|
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| In things |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2024 |
| Mood rings and Beanie Babies, eg. |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2024 |
| They're hot and then not |
|
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| Short-lived sensations |
|
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| Short-lived rages |
Family Time |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Mood rings and Beanie Babies, once |
LA Times Mini |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Leg warmers and banana clips |
USA Today |
21 May 2024 |
| Passing trends |
USA Today |
17 May 2024 |
| Short-lived trends |
USA Today |
16 May 2024 |
| Crazes, informally (4) |
|
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| Fleeting trends |
LA Times Daily |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Fidget spinners, NFTs etc (4) |
|
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| Crazes |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Beanie Babies, Tamagotchi, etc. |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2024 |
| Passing crazes |
Universal |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Slap bracelets, flash mobs, etc. |
|
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| Short-lived manias |
Commuter |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Passing crazes |
Commuter |
09 Dec 2023 |
| Crazes |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Dec 2023 |
| Gag gifts such as Furbys and Pet Rocks |
|
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| Passing crazes |
New York Times |
28 Nov 2023 |
| They're craze-y! |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2023 |
| Short-lived trends |
Universal |
01 Oct 2023 |
| Wordle and others |
New York Times |
30 Sep 2023 |
| Crazes |
Universal |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Going concerns? |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2023 |
| Fleeting trends |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Crazes |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Aug 2023 |
| Crazes |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Short-lived trends |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2023 |
| Passing crazes |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Heelys and cronuts, e.g |
USA Today |
28 Jan 2023 |
| Short-lived crazes |
Newsday |
28 Dec 2022 |
| Passing fancies |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Fleeting trends |
USA Today |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Crazes |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Nov 2022 |
| Quickly fading trends |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2022 |
| Former fashion crazes |
Family Time |
03 Oct 2022 |
| Beanie Babies and Wordle, for two |
Universal |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Many modern diets |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2022 |
| In things |
LA Times Daily |
27 May 2022 |
| Hot stuff for a short time |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2022 |
| Temporary crazes |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2022 |
| Whims |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Dec 2021 |
| New toys everyone wants |
Family Time |
01 Nov 2021 |
| Heelys and fidget spinners, once |
Universal |
21 Oct 2021 |
| In things |
|
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| In things |
LA Times Daily |
03 Aug 2021 |
| Crazes |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Crazes |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jul 2021 |
| Pet rocks and slap bracelets, e.g |
USA Today |
09 Jun 2021 |
| Planking and fidget spinners, e.g |
USA Today |
18 May 2021 |
| Short-lived popularities |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Crazes |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Mar 2021 |
| Passing passions |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Feb 2021 |
| Tamagotchi and planking, once |
Universal |
12 Feb 2021 |
| Tamagotchis and Webkinz, for example |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2020 |
| They cool off quickly |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2020 |
| Slap bracelets and fidget spinners |
Universal |
26 Aug 2020 |
| Crazes |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Aug 2020 |
| Crazes that fizzle out quickly |
USA Today |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Crazes that lack staying power |
Universal |
26 Jun 2020 |
| Short-lived crazes |
Newsday |
27 May 2020 |
| Feminine commercial's causing rages |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 May 2020 |
| Cultural flashes in the pan |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2020 |
| They're in one year and out the other |
New York Times |
03 Apr 2020 |
| They don't last |
LA Times Daily |
27 Feb 2020 |
| They don't last |
|
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| Hula-Hoops and Pogs |
|
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| Hula-Hoops and Pogs |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2019 |
| Latest things |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2019 |
| Latest things |
|
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| Short-lived crazes |
USA Today |
19 Aug 2019 |
| Hula Hoop and Pet Rock, for two |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Passing fancies |
Newsday |
30 Jan 2019 |
| Hula Hoop and Pet Rock, for two |
|
|
| Latest things |
|
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| Short-lived crazes |
|
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| Passing crazes |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Oct 2018 |
| Phonebooth stuffing et al |
USA Today |
19 Jun 2018 |
| Passing fancies |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2018 |
| Passing fancies |
|
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| Fidget spinners and Silly Bandz, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2018 |
| Man buns and the Mannequin Challenge, once |
New York Times |
11 Jan 2018 |
| Man buns and the Mannequin Challenge, once |
|
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| Phonebooth stuffing et al. |
|
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| Passing fancies |
|
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| Short-lived fashions |
|
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| Short-lived fashions |
LA Times Daily |
21 Nov 2017 |
| They're in |
New York Times |
02 Nov 2017 |
| Fashionable or cultural crazes that come and go: Plural |
|
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| Temporarily trendy things |
Premier Sunday |
07 May 2017 |
| Furbys, Pet Rocks et al |
USA Today |
07 Apr 2017 |
| Furbys, Beanie Babies and others |
Universal |
27 Mar 2017 |
| In things |
|
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| In things |
LA Times Daily |
17 Mar 2017 |
| Brief ''in'' things |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2017 |
| They come and go |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jan 2017 |
| Pokemon Go and the like |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jan 2017 |
| Short-lived fashions |
|
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| They're in |
|
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| Furbys, Pet Rocks et al. |
|
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| Short-term moneymakers |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2016 |
| They come and go |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2016 |
| They don't last long |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2016 |
| Go-go boots and granny glasses |
|
|
| Short-lived fashions |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2016 |
| They pass |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Mar 2016 |
| They don't last long |
|
|
| They come and go |
|
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| The Macarena, pet rocks, etc |
LA Times Daily |
10 Nov 2015 |
| Crazes |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Oct 2015 |
| They're only in for a while |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2015 |
| Rages |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jun 2015 |
| Passing fancies |
USA Today |
19 Mar 2015 |
| Rages |
LA Times Daily |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Short-lived hot stuff |
Universal |
31 Jan 2015 |
| Short-lived fashions |
|
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| They're only in for a while |
|
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| Rages |
|
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| Short-lived hot stuff |
|
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| The Macarena, pet rocks, etc. |
|
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| Crazes |
|
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| Passing fancies |
|
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| Pet rocks and mood rings, for two |
|
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| In things |
|
|
| They don't stay hot for long |
|
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| Short-lived crazes |
|
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| They won't last |
|
|
| They come and go |
|
|
| They're in one year and out the other |
|
|
| Passing fancies |
|
|
| Hula Hoop et al. |
|
|
| They don't stay hot for very long |
|
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| Rubik's Cube and troll dolls, once |
|
|
| Hot stuff |
|
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| They're in for a bit |
|
|
| They don't last |
|
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| Briefly hot things |
|
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| Short-lived trends |
|
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| In things |
|
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| Short-lived trends |
|
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| Crazes |
|
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| They're fleeting |
|
|
| They come and go |
|
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| Short-lived rages |
|
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| Crazes |
|
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| Passing crazes |
|
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| They're not hot for very long |
|
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| Crazes |
|
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| Fleeting fashions |
|
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| Short-lived crazes |
|
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| Fleeting fashions |
|
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| They're fleeting |
|
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| Short-lived rages |
|
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| Short-lived crazes |
|
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| Briefly hot stuff |
|
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| Tamagotchis and Silly Bandz |
|
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| The Macarena and pet rocks |
|
|
| They come and go |
|
|
| They don't last |
|
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| They don't last |
|
|
| Short-lived hot stuff |
|
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| Passing crazes |
|
|
| Current crazes |
|
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| In things |
|
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| Pet Rocks and Hula-Hoops |
|
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| Cultural crazes |
|
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| Ephemeral manias |
|
|
| Lava lamps and pet rocks, once |
|
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| They're hot for a while |
|
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| Passing fancies |
|
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| The Macarena and such |
|
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| Beanie Babies, pet rocks, etc. |
|
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| Beanie Babies, pet rocks, etc. |
|
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| Chia Pets and Beanie Babies |
|
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| They don't last long |
|
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| They don't stay hot for very long |
|
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| They're "in" briefly |
|
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| Rages |
|
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| Rage inducers |
|
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| Brief crazes |
|
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| Rages |
|
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| Transitory trends |
|
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| The twist, once, and others |
|
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| Lava lamps and such |
|
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| Sudoku and others |
|
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| They're all the rage |
|
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| Hula-Hoops and such |
|
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| They don't last long |
|
|
| They come and they go |
|
|
| Pet rocks and Beanie Babies |
|
|
| They're in for a while |
|
|
| Pet rocks, hula hoops, etc. |
|
|
| They come and they go |
|
|
| Pogs and Furbys, for two |
|
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| Furbys et al. |
|
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| 3-D movies et al. |
|
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| Mood rings, pet rocks, etc. |
|
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| Crazes |
|
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| 3-D movies et al. |
|
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| Hula-Hoop and pogo stick |
|
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| Temporary trends |
|
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| Rages |
|
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| Short-lived rages |
|
|
| Chia pet and pet rock |
|
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| Rages |
|
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| Pogs, Furbys, etc. |
|
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| Furbys and pet rocks |
|
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| In things |
|
|
| Pet Rocks and Hula-Hoops |
|
|
| Hula hoops and miniskirts |
|
|
| Temporary trends |
|
|
| Things of the moment |
|
|
| Hula-Hoop and Slinky |
|
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| Hula-Hoop and Slinky |
|
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| Crazes |
|
|
| Passing fancies |
|
|
| Beanie Babies, hula hoops, etc. |
|
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| Pet rocks and mood rings |
|
|
| Teen 'zine topics |
|
|
| Beanie Babies, hula hoops, etc. |
|
|
| Pop-culture crazes |
|
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| Crazes |
|
|
| Pet rocks and others |
|
|
| Some signs of the times |
|
|
| Things of the moment |
|
|
| Teletubbies and others |
|
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| Pet rocks and hula hoops |
|
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| Beanie Babies et al. |
|
|
| Furbys, coonskin caps et al. |
|
|
| Temporary tastes |
|
|
| Pet rocks, Furbys, etc. |
|
|
| Short-lived fashions |
|
|
| They're in |
|
|
| Pet rocks et al. |
|
|
| Collecting Pokémon cards, and others |
|
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| Passing things |
|
|
| They're "in" |
|
|
| Pokemon and others |
|
|
| Trends |
|
|
| Hula-Hoops, lava lamps, etc. |
|
|
| Temporary trends |
|
|
| Hula hoops and such |
|
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| Manias |
|
|
| Tickle Me Elmo® and Nehru jacket |
|
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| Passing things |
|
|
| Macarena and others |
|
|
| Hula hoops and such |
|
|
| Hula hoops, mood rings, etc. |
|
|
| Passing fancies |
|
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| Fashion passions |
|
|
| Passing modes |
|
|
| Latest crazes |
|
|
| Crazes |
|
|
| Rages |
|
|
| Temporary fashions |
|
|
| Fashions |
|
|
| Pet rock and hula hoop |
|
|
| Certain ephemera |
|
|
| Popular fancies |
|
|
| Some fashions |
|
|
| Hula hoops, etc. |
|
|
| Hula hoops and zoot suits, e.g. |
|
|
| Hula hoops et al. |
|
|
| Hot pants, etc. |
|
|
| In-things |
|
|
| Wigs, et al. |
|
|
| The hula hoop and others. |
|
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| Vogues. |
|
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| Passing styles. |
|
|
| Beatles and others. |
|
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| Current rages. |
|
|
| Wigs and others. |
|
|
| Popular notions. |
|
|
| Hula hoop and others. |
|
|
| Ephemeral things. |
|
|
| Crazes. |
|
|
| Things like the hula hoop. |
|
|
| Wigs, hula hoops, etc. |
|
|
| Temporary pursuits or fashions. |
|
|
| Ephemeral customs. |
|
|
| Short-lived fancies. |
|
|
| Passing fashions. |
|
|
| Popular fancies. |
|
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| Ephemerals. |
|
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| Hobbies. |
|
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| Usually irrational pursuits. |
|
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| Twerking and Candy Crush Saga, for two |
|
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