10-04-2025
Millennials Are Revealing The Cringe "Stereotypical Millennial Things" They Unironically Love, And, You Know What, Hell Yeah
We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the "stereotypical millennial things" they unironically still love, and I'm kind of obsessed with their answers, TBH. Here are 16 of the ~cringe~ things they shared that they're proud to still I'm curious if you agree:
1. "Side parts. I will never go down the middle again."
2. "Avocado toast 😌."
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— QueenNarwhal
"So good, I don't get the hate at all. It's even relatively healthy."
— annikakremer
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3. "Using emojis 🤷🏼♀️."
— Deepfriedpia
4. "Skinny jeans. Nothing can take them away from me, lol."
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— fluffyghoul1435
"They are so simple and can be styled so many ways, plus they can be dressed up or down depending on shoes, tops, and accessories."
— sidneyalenec
"I HATE boot cuts or anything bigger. Wind up my legs? Pants touching and dragging the ground? Fabric flipping to and fro as I walk? Not in my skinnies!"
— heroicsealion305
"You can have my skinny jeans when I'm dead. And I don't plan on dying."
— toothlessfeline
5. " Harry Potter. Even though J.K. Rowling keeps trying to ruin it with her B.S., it just brings me too much joy."
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— jenileeh
"I don't care what Gen Z says. I'm a Slytherin until the day I die, hahaha. Muggles DNI!!"
— iplaypubgin2027
"Definitely taking all the Harry Potter house quizzes. I don't know if that's just me, but I feel like so many people just go online and take like 30 only to get a different one each time."
— Orchid Brown
6. "Sending GIFs. At least, that's what the younger generations have said we do often. But I love it!"
— marianmooret
7. "Ankle socks and headbands. They work for me and I don't care if people think they're cringe."
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— monikap6
"Low-cut socks. My ankles need to breathe!"
— Luxacious
8. "Classic UGG boots. Miss me with the clogs and booties."
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— TheRealMelco
9. "You can pry 'lol' out of my cold dead hands!"
— BananaChip25
10. "Pumpkin spice everything."
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— laurenm63637282
"Let's be real: you don't have to be a basic white girl to recognize that cinnamon and baking spices are delicious. It's a cinnamon bun in a cup."
— angelicchef397
11. "Rose gold, millennial pink, and gray as a color scheme. Those were my fav decorating colors long before they became popular amongst the millennials."
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— Heatherandthepets
12. "Watching reels on Instagram a month after they've gone viral on TikTok."
— helenc8
13. "I love the chevron pattern."
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— angrypotato88
14. "The music. All of it! From Backstreet Boys to Akon to Pitbull. Our generation had hit after hit."
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— bobby120111
15. "Millennial gray. It makes other colors pop more in home decor."
— sidneyalenec
"Within reason, gray is a nice, relaxing, neutral color. It's when everything in the room is gray that it's overkill. My furniture is gray, and I love it. I add color with my decorative items."
— A_Panda
16. And finally, "BuzzFeed 🙃🙃"
— Kenz
Are you a millennial? Are there any ~stereotypical millennial things~ you still unabashedly love that we missed here? If so, tell us in the comments below!
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
