... IS THE NEW ...


Meaning of ... IS THE NEW ... in English

( BrE , informal ) used to say that sth has become very fashionable and can be thought of as replacing sth else :

Brown is the new black.

Comedy is the new rock and roll.

Fifty is the new forty.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.