Yes, even writing about cheugy is a little bit cheugy — a concept that everyone must figure out one way or another.The term first gained public traction when TikTok user Hallie Cain made an explanation video describing it in March 2021. “[Cheugy is] the opposite of trendy … it’s used when someone follows out of date trends,” she noted in the clip.“It’s not embarrassing or even always negative.
Cheugy (pronounced chew-gee) can be used, broadly, to describe someone who is out of date or trying too hard,” The New York Times wrote in April 2021. “While a lot of cheugy things are associated with millennial women, the term can be applied to anyone of any gender and any age.”According to the outlet, the term was first used by a high schooler named
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