Blueberry-milk nails. Hot rodent boyfriend. Tomato-girl summer. What do these things have in common? Absolutely nothing. They are all utterly meaningless. That and, within the last year, each one has become a micro-trend, a niche and short-lived yet pervasive fad that sweeps the Internet.
At this point, they are better described as “vibe trends,” ephemeral word clouds seemingly chosen at random that briefly dictate thousands of people’s identities until the next one comes along.
