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A fad, also known as a craze, refers to a fashion that becomes popular in a culture relatively quickly, but loses popularity dramatically. Some fads may come back if another generation finds out about it and gets interested in it. For example Dayglo paint and clothing was a fad in Europe and the USA the late 1970s. Then Dayglo accessories and clothes (such as cycling shorts and Dayglo socks) had a come back in 1984–1989. It is arguable that a fad that remains popular for a significant amount of time typically loses its significance in current popular culture as it evolves and becomes accepted into a society's everyday culture (e.g., television, Internet, Music, Video Games, dances, etc...)

List of Fads and Trends
2000s fads and trends
1990s fads and trends
1980s fads and trends

2000s fads and trends

File:Razorscooter.jpg

Razor Scooters were released in 2000 and quickly grew to become an icon of the decade

For full list see (2000s fads and trends)

America (The Book) by Jon Stewart
Anti-French movement during and around the time of the invasion of Iraq (Freedom Fries,"Freedom Toast", boycotting french wine + other products, etc.)
Beyblades
Billy Bass
Bop It!
Botox
Bratz Dolls – 2001
CGI-animated movies about animal adventures (The Wild, Shark Tale, Finding Nemo, Madagascar, Over The Hedge).
Cha Cha Slide dance
Charity Wristbands
Chuck Norris facts
Converse shoes
Crazy Frog
Dance Dance Revolution
Easy Button (Staples)
Emo (slang)
Flags on cars, and flag stickers on cars, after 9-11.
Energy drinks (Red Bull, Tab, Gatorade, Powerade, etc.)
Gel pens
"Halo Parties"
Harry Potter
Heelys
He's Not That Into You(book)
Internet cafe
Internet cartoons (JibJab, Internet Meme, Homestarrunner, Happy Tree Friends)
Internet Lingo (examples: BRB, AFK, TTYL)
Lord of the Rings (the books have actually existed since the 1950s)
Lost
Livestrong wristband
MySpace
Napoleon Dynamite phrases
Nextel commercial featuring the "Push It" song, became popular over the internet in 2005.
Neopets*
Nintendogs
Paintball
Patriotic shirts; spawned from the aftermath of the September 11th terror attacks
Pink clothing for men
Podcasts
Poker
Ponchos for girls – 2003
Razor scooters
Reality Television programming
Ridge Racer Kaz Hirai in the Sony Press Conference of E3 2006.
Sheepskin BootsUggs
Sidekick (cellphone)
Spinner (wheel)
SpongeBob SquarePants
Sudoku
SUV's; became pop culture status symbols in late 90's; popular with celebrities and professional athletes, especially luxury SUV's such as the Lincoln Navigator, Cadillac Escalade and Hummer H2.
Thong panties; became the de rigeur underwear for college-age girls after the popular "Thong Song" by Sisqo. The low-rise jeans craze coupled with the growing propensity of thongs made exposed underwear straps part of women's fashion.
Tivo
"That's Hot", a line made popular by Paris Hilton on her reality TV show, Simple Life.
Tooth Whitening
Texting
Trucker Hats
Upturned collars
Vanilla Coke - 2002
Vehicle Customization
"Wassup"; from the Budweiser ads
William Hung from American Idol
XM Satellite Radio

Yu-Gi-Oh!
Starbucks
Wikipedia
Atkins diet
1980's retro movement
Internet Phenomenons(Numa Numa Video, Star Wars Kid, Ellen Feiss Apple Ad)
Real estate boom
Web 2.0
Hot Topic
Vintage Logo T-shirts
"Indie" music movement on the internet, started by sites like Myspace
Online virtual worlds like "Second Life"
Small screen media explosion

1990s fads and trends

Pikachu — Pokémon took the world by storm in 1999 and still is popular amongst children, but faded from its glory days when Yu-Gi-Oh took its audience in 2002.

For full list of fads see (1990s fads and trends)

"All your base are belong to us" – late 1990s to early 2000s
Baggy jeans
Baywatch Slow-Mo Run
Barney
Beanie babies
Beavis & Butthead
Beepers
Carmen Sandiego
Chat Rooms
Chicken Soup for the Soul book
Crystal Pepsi / Pepsi Clear
David Hasselhoff
Digimon – 1998
Dragon Ball Z
Dolphin-safe tuna
Fanny pack
Furby
Grunge Music
Heroin chic
Hypercolor, continued from the 1980s
Lambada dance
Laser pointers; late 1990s
Macarena – 1996
Mentos commercials
Mortal Kombat
One-length haircut in Japan (hair worn straight down, cut to a straight line across the shoulders or back, and not layered)
Pacifiers for teens
Pogs
Pokémon
Power Rangers
Rachel haircut
Rave culture
R. L. Stine books, Goosebumps and Fear Street
Rollerblades
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Ska music
Soccer moms
South Park
Sunny Delight
Tae-Bo
Tamagotchi
Tickle Me Elmo
Twin Peaks
"Whatever" & "Talk to the hand"
Where's Waldo puzzles and books
Wallet chains
Wonderbra
Y2K bug
Yo-yo — 1930s, but returned in the 1990s

1980s fads and trends

File:Rubik.jpg

Rubik's Cubes became a very popular icon of the 1980's.

Acid wash jeans
Afrocentric clothing
Aviator glasses
Baby On Board car window stickers
Bandana worn as a headband
BETA
Big Johnson T-shirts
Biker hats
Black & White striped shirts
Bleach blonde hair
Bola Ties
Bow headbands
Break dancing
Broomstick skirt
Cabbage Patch dolls
Calculator wristwatches
The California Raisins
Care Bears
Chia Pets
Chic jeans
Choose Your Own Adventure books
Colecovision
Color Me Beautiful
Converse sneakers
Cut-off shirts
The De Lorean
Designer jeans
Designer shoelaces
Doc Martens
Donkey Kong
Erasable pens
Fade haircut
Fashion plates
Flowers in the Attic
Freezy Freakies
French braids
Friendship bracelets
Game & Watch
Garfield
Garbage Pail Kids
Ghostbusters
G.I. Joe dolls and action figures
Gitano clothing
Glo Worm
Hair Crimping
Hair metal
Hair teasing
Hypercolor shirts
Intellivision
Imitation car phones: popular in Japan
Iron-on decals
Jane Fonda workout videos
Jenga
Jheri curl
Jolt Cola
Keds sneakers
Keytar
Kid Sister
Leather jackets, pants, and boots
Leg warmers 1982 – 1989
The Legend of Zelda
Pogo Balls
Lycra fashion
Max Headroom
Madballs
Members Only jackets
Miami Vice clothing & accessories
Michael Jackson clothing
Micro Machines
Midriffs
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Monchichis
Monster trucks
Mud wrestling
The Mullet
My Buddy
My Little Pony
The neo-hippie movement
New Romantic attire (Primarily in England)
New Wave fashions
The Noid
Obsession by Calvin Klein
Ocean Pacific
Pac-Man
Parachute pants
Penny Racers
Post-it notes
Pound Puppies
Preppie fashion
Press on fingernails
Prince clothing
Punk fashions/the mohawk
Rat tail
Reebok
Ribbon barettes
Ripped jeans
Rubik's Cube
Satin jackets
Ski goggles
Slap bracelets
Shell suits – UK (especially Merseyside and North of England) and Europe
Simon
Smurfs
Snuggles the Bear
Sour Patch Kids
Spiked hair
Stirrup pants
Strawberry Shortcake
Swatch Watches
Striped stockings
Teddy Ruxpin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Telephone Party Lines
The Clapper
Transformers
Trapper Keeper
Tube skirts
Valley Girls
Wacky Wall Walker
The wave
Where's the beef? from the Wendy's commercials – 1984
Where's Waldo
Women's work suits
Yuppies

Other fads and trends

Atari – 1970s
Beanies – 1950s
CB radio – 1970s
Clackers– 1970s
Coonskin caps – 1950s
Disco – 1970s
Doughboy lamps – 1920s
Drive-in theaters – 1960s
Droodles – 1950s
Fifteen puzzle – 1870s
Flagpole sitting – 1920s
Goldfish swallowing – 1930s
Hula hoop – 1950s
Lava lamps – 1960s
Loose socks – in Japan
Mood ring – 1970s
Pet rocks – 1970s
Puka shell necklaces – 1970s
Roller disco – 1970s
Skateboards – 1960s – 1990s
Tie-dye – 1960s
The Twist – 1960s

Seasonal fads

Winter

Academy Awards (around late February or early March)

Spring

Summer

Water slides

Fall

Haunted houses

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External links

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