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#GRWM, #GreenGoddess, #HairTok, & Two More TikTok Hashtags Explained

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TikTok is home to some of the biggest trends on the internet—here are five hashtags that trended on the platform this month… After kicking off the new year with plenty of memes about Elmo’s feud with Rocco and a new word game called Wordle, it was clear we would have just enough entertaining content to get us through the long and bitter month that is January. But of course, some of the biggest internet trends of the month were hashtag-driven, including the #VeryAsian tag that exploded on Twitter as young people celebrated their Asian American backgrounds, along with the #StupidWalkChallenge as TikTokers meme-d about taking care of their “stupid mental health” as a coping mechanism. We can’t forget about #WestElmCaleb, either, which took the cake for perhaps the most-viral story among young consumers this month. With that, here are five more internet trends / hashtags that took over TikTok this month: #HowTo (44B views)  Whether it’s learning how to make a good first impression, style baggy jeans, or refurbish...

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