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Apparently All Of These Things Became Cheugy In 2021, So If You're A Fan Of Any Of Them, You Might Want To Change That Before Your Gen Z Cousin Roasts You Over The Holidays

Long live TJ Maxx runs and Apple Watches!

Madison McGee
by Madison McGee

BuzzFeed Staff

If there's one thing we learned in 2021, it's that Gen Z loves to put the things millennials love on blast.

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2021 was certainly the year of cheugy, with Gen Z taking virtually every opportunity to destroy the confidence of millennials by declaring that all of their favorite trends are tacky and out of style.

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.

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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

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2. Skinny jeans

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3. Blonde hair

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4. Rae Dunn pottery and farmhouse decor

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@OweeeeenDennis rae dunn products are the cheugiest cheugy

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5. Pumpkin spice lattes

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6. Graphic tees

amy @ohsoamy

Cheugy moms choose graphic tees with cutesy quotes about coffee, wine and weekends.

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7. Gucci belts

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8. Punny sayings on items

Christmas, What an Anderson @TabbyKeats

my niece says this is “cheugy”

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9. Jean jackets

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10. Girl boss culture

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11. TJ Maxx/Marshall's

Drew @BadBreak_Billy

How am I ever supposed to enjoy TJ Maxx after being introduced to the word cheugy?

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12. Blanket scarves

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13. Lasagna

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14. The Bachelor

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