
Craze
Temporarily Popular
Understand 'craze' as something with huge, but probably short-lived, public interest.
The fidget spinner was a huge craze in 2017.
Followed by Many
'Craze' often implies many people are following a trend, not just a few.
Social media challenges often become a craze overnight.
Cultural Phenomena
Crazes can be cultural symbols of a particular time period.
The disco craze defined much of the late 1970s.