List of fads
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A fad, also known as a craze, refers to a fashion that becomes popular in a culture (or subcultures) relatively quickly, remains popular, often for a rather brief period, then loses popularity dramatically. 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 every-day culture (ie. television, internet).
- "All your base are belong to us"
- Baby On Board – 1980s
- Beanie babies – 1990s
- Bungee Balls – 2003
- Badger Badger Badger – 2003
- Cha Cha Slide; 2000's
- Cabbage Patch dolls – 1980s
- Calculator wristwatches – 1980s
- Cargo pants – late 1990s
- CB radio – 1970s
- Celebrity Air; 2005
- Chia Pets – 1980s
- Clackers – 1980s
- Coonskin caps – 1950s
- Designer jeans – 1980s
- Devil sticks
- Digimon
- Disco – 1970's
- Droodles – 1950s
- Fifteen puzzle – 1870s
- Flash mobs – 2000s
- Furby
- Garbage Pail Kids
- Hair Metal – 1980's
- Hula hoop – 1950s
- Hypercolor
- JNCOs/ultra wide-leg jeans – 1990s
- Lego Studios; 2000's
- Livestrong Wristband; 2000's
- Macarena – 1996
- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers; early to mid 1990s
- Mood ring – 1970s
- Rubberbands, around the wrist; 2000s
- Paper Clip Chains
- Pacifiers for teens – 1990s
- Pet rocks – 1970s
- Pink Clothing for guys; 2000's
- Pogo Balls – 1980s
- Pogs
- Pokémon
- Puka Shell Necklace – 1970s
- Quiff
- Razor (scooter)
- Rubik's Cube – 1980s
- Scoubidou – 1980s; returned in 2000s
- Slap Bracelets – 1980s
- Tamagotchi
- The Clapper
- Tickle Me Elmo – 1990s
- Tie-dye – 1960s
- Troll dolls
- The Twist – 1960s
- Sudoku – 2005
- Super Soakers 1990s
- Scooters – 2000s
- Video Now; 2000s
- Wallet Chains; late 1990s
- Yo-yo — 1930s and 1990s
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Zubaz
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See also
- cult
- food faddism
- group psychology
- mass psychology
- bandwagon effect
- pop music
- tulip mania
- herding
- Internet phenomenon
- YTMND
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External links
- Top 10 Web fads, by Molly Wood (cnet)