the new black

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that is trendy, popular; the latest fashion.

Word forms

the new black

Etymology

The phrase originates with clothing fashion, where at one point black was a fashionable color in clothes, and the next color to become fashionable was referred to as "the new black".

Related words

the new rock and roll
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