be (all) the rage
old-fashionedDefinition
› to be very popular at a particular time: Long hair for men was all the rage in the 70s.Modern and fashionableFashionModern and fashionable
(Definition of be (all) the rage from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- avant-garde adjective
- be the last word in sth idiom
- be the new sth idiom
- fashionable adjective
- funky adjective (FASHIONABLE)
- futuristic adjective
- get with the programme idiom
- go-ahead adjective
- happening adjective
- progressive adjective (MODERN)
- sharply adverb (FASHIONABLE)
- snappy adjective (STYLISH)
- snazzy adjective
- sophisticated adjective
- space-age adjective
- state-of-the-art adjective
- street cred noun
- with it adjective (FASHION)
- à la mode adjective
- à la mode adverb
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