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Has the word "trendy" now come full circle and it is now - uh - trendy again to use it? We only used the word ironically back in the 60's but, hell, what do I know?! The thing about being "exclusive" though is that if you take it too far you end up going bust...

SimonM Wrote:

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> Has the word "trendy" now come full circle and it is now - uh - trendy again to use it?


I seriously doubt it! It is only ever used in the most un-trendy circumstances. e.g. "trendy choir", "trendy Women's Institute", "trendy crap bar".

Brendan Wrote:

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> I?ve always used ?trendy? as a pejorative term.

> Have I been getting it wrong?


Of course you have.

The word trendy when accompanied with fists held at waist level and a waggling of the shoulders indicates the latest up to the minute togs that will certainly lead to you pulling a 'little raver'. Sorry that should be a 'little raver'.

Did Mr Lucas toil all those years in Grace Brothers for us to learn nothing about sexy menswear?

Sadly these days Young Mr Grace would be unlikely to tell us we'd "All done very well", but rather have c@nted us all off.

Young Mr Grace would have been still pulled off from the scene by his nurses, but he'd have taken no joy. None at all.

And Captain Peacock would have cared neither jot nor tittle about any of them.

Callous old queen.

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