If there's one thing we learned in 2021, it's that Gen Z loves to put the things millennials love on blast.
As a cusper born in 1997, I can't help but both feel called out for indulging in some of these now-cheugy trends and a little validated knowing that I'm not completely cheugy.
From skinny jeans to blonde hair, let's take a stroll down memory lane to see which trends officially crossed over into cheugy territory in 2021.
1. Side parts

2. Skinny jeans
3. Blonde hair

4. Rae Dunn pottery and farmhouse decor
@OweeeeenDennis rae dunn products are the cheugiest cheugy
5. Pumpkin spice lattes
6. Graphic tees
Cheugy moms choose graphic tees with cutesy quotes about coffee, wine and weekends.
7. Gucci belts

8. Punny sayings on items
my niece says this is “cheugy”
9. Jean jackets

10. Girl boss culture
11. TJ Maxx/Marshall's
How am I ever supposed to enjoy TJ Maxx after being introduced to the word cheugy?
12. Blanket scarves

13. Lasagna

14. The Bachelor

15. Apple Watches
Stop calling apple watches cheugy, I just wanna close my rings in peace (,:
16. Leggings

17. Script font
Is it just me or does EVERY SINGLE SCRIPT FONT look cheugy AF?
18. Going on cruises

19. The Office, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and probably every other late 1990s/early 2000s TV show you've ever enjoyed
20. Disney adults
disney adults are the definition of cheugy
21. The dollar section at Target
