"trendoid" meaning in English

See trendoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: trendoids [plural]
Etymology: trend + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trend|oid}} trend + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} trendoid (plural trendoids)
  1. (informal) A person who follows fashion trends blindly. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-trendoid-en-noun-PHo-NEgG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid

Inflected forms

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