Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

current thing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: cur-ren-t thing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is popular, trendy or newsworthy at the moment but is unlikely to remain so long-term.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see current, thing.

Example Sentences

"Why am I so fascinated by the current thing? Well, in part, the exact same dynamics play out in tech, business, and finance every day. Once you see it, you can't unsee it."
"And just like that, the current thing has changed."
"From there, the meme will slowly leak into more popular mainstream-right punditry, and then into the Republican Party, until Ted Cruz sweatily asks a judicial nominee if they “support the current thing” and the Times writes some stilted, breathless article about the meme as disinformation."
"Your ability to rationalize current things is what’s holding you back from imagining new 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.

Inflected Forms

current things (plural)

Questions

What does current thing mean?: Something that is popular, trendy or newsworthy at the moment but is unlikely to remain so long-term.
Where does current thing come from?: 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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