Xtrainer

Xtrainer: A modern trend where people buy luxury trainers (like Nikes), not to wear, but to collect and trade, sometimes becoming highly profitable as their value rises—like a stock exchange for sneakers.

example:He bought a limited-edition pair of Jordans and the price tripled overnight. He was buzzing.

Lee: Bruv, I went round to the young lads from work—help them fix his computer—and he’s got boxes, and boxes of Nike trainers. But he’s still wearing these old scruffy ones! I said, 'Why not wear those nice ones instead?' And he goes, 'No way, I'm an Xtrainer, LOL.

Frank: Bruv, this Gen Z lot are proper funny bunch—they don't even wear them out, LOL.

Lee: LOL.

Frank: LOL.

by Jamie Cheese February 5, 2026