all the rage

1. Also, all the thing. The current or latest fashion, with the implication that it will be short-lived, as in In the 1940s the lindy-hop was all the rage. The use of rage reflects the transfer of an angry passion to an enthusiastic one; thing is vaguer. [Late 1700s] These terms are heard less often today than the synonym the thing.

Example Sentences

Turns out said facials are all the rage.

From Los Angeles Times

Philanthropy was all the rage among wealthy Victorians, and Annie tapped into that.

From BBC

Cherry-flavored coffees, teas and matchas are all the rage at some of the local coffee shops in my neck of the woods, which I've been a big proponent of this spring.

From Salon

“Fusions are all the rage in modern cooking and dining,” she wrote.

From Salon

These elections are likely to result in real-life evidence of a political idea that's all the rage, that there's "fragmentation" among the public, the traditional voting blocs are no more.

From BBC

Related Words

• chic 
• contemporary 
• hot 
• mod 
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• new 
• popular 
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• swank 
• trendy 
• up-to-date 
• upscale