viral trend
Internet sensation phenomenon
A viral trend is a behavior, challenge, meme, or style that spreads rapidly across social media and the broader internet, often peaking within days or weeks before fading.
The term borrows from epidemiology—content "infects" users who pass it to others.
The ice bucket challenge was 2014's biggest viral trend.
Viral trends range from harmless dance crazes to dangerous stunts.
- memeShared online humor
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
- challengeTest of ability
- ice bucketInsulated cube holder
- TikTokShort-form video service
for you page · share · spread · contagious · social media · followers · algorithm · influencer · content creator · blow up · broke the internet · fame · fifteen minutes of fame · retweet · catchy · sound bite · sensation · clip
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, fandoms, celebrity
- Popularitypopular, fame, famous, hit, buzz
- Modern Trendscancel culture, doom scrolling, doomscrolling, echo chambers, fake news
- herd behaviorherd mentality, bandwagon effect, conformism, peer pressure, following the crowd
- whimswhim, whimsy, caprice, fancy, impulse
- internet slangomg, yolo, hashtag, yeet, sus
viral trendobscurity
State of being unknown
underground movement · cult following · hidden gem · flop · dead on arrival
viral trendtime-honored tradition
Revered customary practice
classic · staple · institution · legacy · standard
viral trendold news
Outdated information
ancient history · status quo · conventional wisdom · traditional practice · the usual
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