When Cool Turned Cringe: Trends That Didn’t Survive The Decade

From bizarre fashion choices to cringe tech obsessions, these trends didn’t exactly stand the test of time.

“Planking.”

“Ok, let’s go back to the 80s parachute pants. Enough said.”

“I carried around a yo-yo, wore puka shells, and bleached my hair in middle school.”

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“Man, I had the pair of JNCOs with the yellow stripe down the side. Thought I was so cool.”

“Facebook. Deactivated profile nearly two years ago. Don’t miss it at all.”

“Tramp stamp.”

“I worked at a toy store when Beanie Babies were a thing. I used my employee discount and early access to buy dozens truly believing I would get rich. Still waiting…”

“Pogs. I was *sure* they would be worth something one day.”

“Cinnamon challenge with some friends.”

“The zig-zag part.”

“I had a mullet in the late 80s as a 4th grader.I was neither a businessman nor a partier.”

“Early 90s. I owned more plaid shirts than a lesbian lumberjack.”

“Zebra highlights.”

“In the early 90s there was a trend going around my area called ‘eraser burns.’

As you can guess, it was rubbing an eraser on your skin, almost always on the back of your hand, until it broke skin. Idk kids do stupid things lmao. I’m thankful every day that social media wasn’t around when I was growing up.”

“I wore sexy plaid miniskirts over a pair of jeans (this is when flares were in style, to complete the picture).”

“I’m a guy and when Dawson’s Creek came out I got my tips frosted like Pacey.”

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