fadchise
A portmanteau of "fad" and "franchise". It refers to a media property that initially garnered massive hype and peaked in popularity before rapidly becoming irrelevant, widely mocked or outdated.
Where timeless classics succeed at maintaining long-term cultural relevance, fadchises fail to do so once the initial trend dies down.
Where timeless classics succeed at maintaining long-term cultural relevance, fadchises fail to do so once the initial trend dies down.
Man: "Slender Man exploded into popularity that garnered a multimedia franchise. But over the years, it lost modern day relevance and became a fadchise."
fadchise by HeroesSquad May 20, 2026
