Popular Currency

From dictionary.com
currency noun, plural cur·ren·cies.

something that is used as a medium of exchange; money.
general acceptance; prevalence; vogue.
a time or period during which something is widely accepted and circulated.
the fact or quality of being widely accepted and circulated from person to person.
circulation, as of coin.

From Merriam-Webster.com
currency
noun
cur·ren·cy
plural currencies

1a: circulation as a medium of exchange
b: general use, acceptance, or prevalence
a story gaining currency
c: the quality or state of being current : currentness
needed to check the accuracy and currency of the information
2a: something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange
b: paper money in circulation
c: a common article for bartering
Furs were once used as currency.
d: a medium of verbal or intellectual expression
… neither side possessed any currency but clichés …—
Jan Struther

I must admit, I seldom use the term outside of foreign money exchange. The word came to me when I was thinking of a synonym for 'vogue'. Vogue seems a bit pretentious. And the last time I used that word was when I was assisting a wigmaker with an ad she was placing in the PENNYSAVER. The copy I had offered (to women who had an old wig that they didn't like to wear much) was, "Give you wig a new 1980's vogue!" Yeah, so you could look like one of the GOLDEN GIRLS!
So often I think of myself more in terms of being retro or of holding onto things that are and remain timeless. Of course, what *I* consider to be timeless is not the same in every home. For example, I wear 100% cotton to work. I drink hot tea that has been steeped from loose leafs. I eat beans that have been soaked overnight and cooked for > 1 hour. I prepare soups from scratch.
I miss playing cards with a living person. I've tried doing it online, but more often than not, the opponent remains mute.
Perhaps my retro lifestyle can become popular currency for those who have never heard of most of the things about which I have written.