Yesterday I heard a kid use “trending” to mean popular. This was at a carnival, referring to a ride “trending” in the sense of having a long line. Feel like this is the modern version of LOL and OMG escaping into conversation.
by Zach Weinersmith at https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social/post/3lsr2cs55jc2h
i don’t mind this one, because it at least makes some degree of sense. The etymology is understandable without needing to reference urban dictionary, and it doesn’t utterly contradict the previous definition.