Top 10 Dumbest Trends of All Time

Trends come and go, and some leave us scratching our heads wondering why they were ever popular. This list is a fun, crowd-sourced exploration of the most bizarre and cringeworthy crazes that have swept through society over the years.

Whether it's baffling dance moves, silly catchphrases, or outright dangerous stunts, these trends often make us look back with a mix of nostalgia and embarrassment.

The Top Ten

Twerking

Inappropriate dance. I hate it.
To be honest, the toilet humor version isn't as bad as the sexual version.

Even in the Nick show Breadwinners (more like BreadLOSERS), the ducks twerk. That's inappropriate for little kids! First that, and then SpongeBob watching porn? Are you sure Nick is a kids' network?

So freaking disgusting and immature. I see kids doing cringe twerk videos on TikTok, and it is so annoying.
Fire Challenge

People get badly burned.
Deez Nuts

I remember when I was in year 5, people kept saying this, and I asked what it was. I got into the trend too. At nine!
Little Einsteins Song

A childhood show, but please rename Little Einsteins to Little Snietsnie.
Condom Challenge

Never do this. It involves sniffing a condom up your nose and pulling it out of your mouth. It's a very stupid idea, and unless you want to suffocate and die, never do it.
Sagging

I think it's when you pull your pants down to reveal your underwear. Eww! Information for people that do this: We do not want to see your underwear! If you do this, you're gross!
Bae

So, technically, you're calling your partner "poop" in Danish.

Bae is a Danish word for poop.
Fidget Spinners

Honestly, my mistake was going out to town and getting my own fidget spinner. Who doesn't own a fidget spinner these days? Honestly, someone in my class owns 20!
I only "needed" a fidget spinner because it was trendy. Geez.

Originally for kids with ADHD, ADD, and autism. But, of course, some idiots will muck around and get the spinners banned from their school, which means people who actually need them can't use them.

What is the point? I understand that they were for ADHD and similar conditions, but some kids who don't need them got them anyway. They should not have gone as viral as they did.
Laundry Pod Challenge

This proves that whoever does it is the world's dumbest, coolest, and most suicidal person. Now I hope the universe ends because of this.

Oh, you want to die because you ate poison. Great idea!

How dumb are people these days!
YOLO

Teens used it as an excuse.

The Newcomers

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Macbook Challenge
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Devious Lick Challenge

The Contenders

Butt Songs
Charlie Charlie Challenge

Tried it once.
"Am I tall?" Apparently yes.
But I'm 150 cm tall at 14 years old, so everyone thinks I'm in 5th grade, but I'm in 8th grade. Inaccurate, dumb waste of time.

You know the trend sucks when the name is the least intimidating thing ever.
And the laziest.

I once played it with some of my friends. We kept screaming, even though it's so fake.
Planking

Someone did it on top of a building, fell off, and died. For a stupid trend!
Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge

This is literally permanent. Whoever does this just wants to end up in the hospital!
Cinnamon Challenge

Good luck - you'll regret doing this.
Swag
Short Shorts

I think these are ugly.
I prefer wearing long pants. Long pants are more comfy and look better. Also, the nasty popular girls in my grade wear these with their lame Adidas crop tops. Yuck.
Keep Calm Signs

There is no point in these. And for half the things, you wouldn't even need to have someone tell you to calm down!

I don't get this one. Weren't they used for war signs? Keep calm and carry on? I like them! Geez!

Gives me bad memories of that "trendy" teacher in high school.
Bakugans
Giving Siri a Three-Digit Number and Having Her Call Emergency Services
Dabbing

So annoying. Where did this trend come from?
Duck Lips
Water Bottle Flip
Eating Tide Pods
Don't Judge Me Challenge