Best of 2016: Most Overrated Thing of the Year—And the Winner Is...

You guys voted in the final round between The Dress and selfie sticks

By Traci Doromal Dec 16, 2016 12:00 PMTags
The Dab GIFs

We have a winner! Or should we say loser?

All this week, you cast thousands of votes in the tournament determining which of these fads and trends from 2016 was the most overrated of them all. We started with 16 things including water bottle flipping, rainbow bagels, choker necklaces and celebrity emojis, and it all came down to the final two - the mannequin challenge and dabbing.

In the last round, you decided what the Most Overrated Thing of 2016 was once and for all... dabbing!

read
Find Out Which Celeb Created The Dab 25 Years Ago

It's still unclear who or how this dance phenomenon started, but stars like rappers Migos and NFL pro Cam Newton all helped bring the dab into the 2016 zeitgeist. Soon enough, the craze spread to all parts of pop culture, making its way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, to American treasure Betty White and even The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where then-presidential nominee Hillary Clinton tried her hand at the lightening-quick gesture.

So thanks, whoever brought dabbing into our lives. It's been quite the year, but we'd rather leave this dance behind in 2016.