all the rage

Idioms and Phrases

Also, all the thing . The current or latest fashion, with the implication that it will be short-lived, as in In the 1940s the lindy-hop was all the rage . The use of rage reflects the transfer of an angry passion to an enthusiastic one; thing is vaguer. [Late 1700s] These terms are heard less often today than the synonym the thing .

Example Sentences

Your cooking classes were all the rage throughout the pandemic.

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In the summer of 2021, an unlikely snack became all the rage on the internet: tinned fish.

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Similar to the Stanley Cup craze, Trader Joe’s totes are the “latest mundane item to suddenly become all the rage,” wrote Business Insider’s Emily Stewart.

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At New York Fashion week, coloured mascara was all the rage and the cobalt blue mascara was a particular stand out at LaQuan Smith's catwalk.

From BBC

Seems like North Carolina has become all the rage in recent years — what do you attribute that to?

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Related Words

• chic
• contemporary
• hot
• mod
• modern
• new
• popular
• smart
• stylish
• swank
• trendy
• up-to-date
• upscale