all the rage

Currently extremely fashionable

All the rage means extremely popular or fashionable at the moment: Platform shoes were all the rage in the seventies.

The phrase suggests intense but often temporary enthusiasm—what's all the rage today may be forgotten tomorrow.

Related

zeitgeist · trendy · vogue · hot · hot ticket · stylish · chic · must have · hype · sensation · buzz · word of mouth · catching on · obsession · cult following · hit · mania · modish

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Opposites
trendiness/fashionability

all the ragepassé

No longer fashionable

out of style · outdated · old hat · out of fashion · dated

cultural relevance/attention

all the rageforgotten

No longer recalled

obscure · ignored · overlooked · unnoticed · off the radar

Family

rage, outrage, raging, enraged, outrageous, outrageously, rageful, outrageousness

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G