Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
I’ve been flavor of the month a few times. It doesn’t seem very natural, what’s happened to me in the last three years.
- Actor Colin Farrell talking about becoming a star.
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
person/thing that is popular and/or famous for a short period of time; the latest fashion or craze;
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Sometimes, ice cream shops feature a particular flavor that’s special for each month. So the flavor of the month to describe anything that’s popular for a short amount of time. Usually, the flavor of the month is something fashionable, like clothes, shoes, phones and technical gadgets.
For example, if lots of people start wearing blue shoes, then blue shoes could be called the flavor of the month. In Hollywood, many actors become the flavor of the month and then disappear. Alicia Silverstone is a good example. She was extremely popular after she starred in the movie Clueless, but since then, she hasn’t been very famous.
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“I thought Gwyneth Paltrow was just going to be another flavor of the month, but she’s still a bigtime movie star.”
“You shouldn’t buy those shoes. They’re totally trendy right now, but they’ll be out in a month or two. They’re just the flavor of the month.”
“You always go for the flavor of the month. Your favorite actor used to be Matt Damon and now all you can talk about is Colin Farrell.”
Winners
1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.
I think it means to be famous or popular for a short period of time.
by Alex (Merida, Mexico)
I guess that this slang means “popular, famous.”
by Claudia (Queretaro, Mexico)
In my opinion it means “transient, momentary popularity.”
by kyoopil (Sogwipo, South Korea)
the most popular people in certain period
by ly (Qingdao, China)
This phrase refers to the latest fashion or craze. It can apply to a person or an idea. The term implies that it is only fashion and will soon fade away or change. I think the phrase comes from ice cream stores. An ice cream store might declare that chocolate is the flavor of the month, and sell chocolate ice cream cones for a lower price. More people will buy chocolate ice cream that month. But next month, there will be a new flavor of the month, which will become more popular as chocolate becomes less popular.
by Asad (Karachi, Pakistan)
flavour of the month:it means that the person who is the most popular at present
by mimosa (Hong Kong, China)
I think ’’flavour of the month’’ means to be very popular at a particular time.
by Leyda (Heredia, Costa Rica)
flavor of the month meaning anything that become popular and famous,
by HELIO (Uberlandia, Brazil)
It means the new, popular entertainer, actor, or actress, who seems to start his/her promising career.
by Elaine Lu (Taipei, Taiwan)
I think ‘flavor of the week’ means to be popular to a fickle audience, or one of many people someone dates.
by Alexandra (Portland, Oregon)
be fashionable for a short time. in this context it may be ‘a star who is popular with public’
by guihong (Wuhan , P.R.China)
“Flavor of the month” here means to be “the chosen one” or the person on whom people have an eye on.
by Anji (Doha, Qatar)
i think it means “vogue at one time”
by wenlin (Dalian, China)
I think it means to be one of the main news, to be among the most relevant facts which happened within a length of time.
by Bethania (Camaquã, Brazil)
It means the most wanted man of the month, mostly voted by some hungry women or men dreaming of their mr. or mrs. right!
by Annie (Taipei, Taiwan)
I guess it means a special taste, or something that feels so different from others in one month.
by Haibo (Wuhan, China)
“Be the flavor of the month,” be a craze, sell best.
by GC (Genoa, Italy)
i think that he means the centre of attention paid on him.
by evagelia (Athens, Greece)
It means to be favorite
by Tero (Jales, SP)
brief dandyism
by qipinr (Changsha, china)
I think “flavor of the month” means “becoming so popular that everyone talks about one”
by Félix (Distriti Federal, México)
to be very lucky, or the luck star is in your side.
by calvin (Guangzhou, China)
flavor of the month : means the best & successfull
by DeSiDeRaTa (faiha, kuwait)
At the helm. Cynosure.
by Paul (Hyderabad, India)
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