English Explanatory Dictionary

current thing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that is popular, trendy or newsworthy at the moment but is unlikely to remain so long-term.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see current, thing.

Word forms

current thing current things

Etymology

From I support the current thing, a phrase that is used to mock people who show support to a cause but abandon it when it is no longer newsworthy. First used in early 2022.

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