From Being 'Performative' To AI Lovers: 12 Trends People Hope Die In 2025

Did you buy a Labubu in 2025, or perhaps a Lafufu ? Do you know what “ chicken jockey ” means? Have you seen AI “ slop ” on your social media feeds, or even at work ? It feels impossible to have gotten through the year without being exposed to at least one of those trends. Even missing those won’t free you from the zetigeist – if these seem unfamiliar, you probably qualify for the very 2025 status of ‘ unc ’. Not all of these have been embraced equally, however. In an r/AskReddit post, u/W-O2G asked: “What’s a 2025 trend you hope dies before 2026?” Here are some of the most-upvoted replies: 1) “ Using AI chat as a therapist/lover/friend/etc.” Credit: [deleted] 2) “ Broccoli haircuts .” Credit: u/amberShade2 “They gave Superman that haircut. Clark, to be precise,” replied u/kudlatytrue . 3) ”[Saying] ‘ crashing out .’” Credit: u/Sorry-Joke-4325 Still, some words of reassurance: “I’ve seen it in advertisements several times now, so that means the end is near,” replied u/Treaux-LaCount . 4) “The word ‘ aura .’” Credit: u/MrWhisper2021 “I hate the overusage of that word,” agreed u/Electronic_Top_538 . 5) “Being fake and performative is a thing that should be ridiculed, but [the word] ‘performative’ has catapulted so hard into the current conversation that it’s getting overgeneralized.” ″[It’s been] misused to describe people following fashion trends and fads. ” Credit: u/stoatstuart 6) ”’ Nothing beats a Jet 2 holiday ...” Credit: u/Rusky0808 “It’s probably had the strongest staying power yet of all the 2025 meme cycles,” replied u/Gilded-Mongoose . 7) “ Ragebait. ” Credit: u/Nyhn 8) “ Labubu .” “What a ripoff!” Credit: u/dreamyduskywing 9) “The use of the word ‘ girlies .’” Credit : u/BananaBodacious 10) “Expensive Dubai chocolate strawberry cups.” Credit: u/felixthewug_03 11) “ AI-generated spam flooding every corner of the internet.” Credit: u/cmay42670 “AI slop (specifically),” agreed u/ferropop . “Not the tech – the slop.” 12) “ Six-seven .” Credit: u/Mean-Illustrator6026 Related... WTF Is Aura Farming? Gen Alpha Slang Explained The Best (And Funniest) Responses To The Six-Seven Trend Gawk Away At The 'Coldplay Affair' – But Don't Pretend It's Justice