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trendspotting

trendspotting noun: the identification of new trends.

Noun

trendspotting (uncountable)

  1. The identification of new trends.
    • Complete coverage of the New York, Milan and Paris collections, including runway slide shows, videos, blogging from Cathy Horyn, trendspotting, the Moment blog from T: The Times Style Magazine and more.2009 March 26, Guy Trebay, “Fashion’s New and Bigger Role in India”, in New York Times

Origin of trendspotting

From trend + spotting.

Questions about trendspotting

What does trendspotting mean?
Trendspotting means the identification of new trends.
What part of speech is trendspotting?
Trendspotting is a noun.

Words near trendspotting in the dictionary

  1. trendsetter
  2. trendsetters
  3. trendsetting
  4. trendspotter
  5. trendspotters
  6. trendspotting
  7. trendwatcher
  8. trendwatchers
  9. trendwhore
  10. trendwhores
  11. trendy

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