What does“all the rage back then” mean? Thanks
What does “all the rage back then ”mean? Here are two examples, but they seems different meaning.
1.Marrying a Targaryen was all the rage back then. （from GOT）
2.Drive-ins with roller skating waitresses were all the rage back then, but they weren’t particularly efficient.

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Something/activity that used to be very popular in the past but not anymore

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I agree with Alice's answer, but just want to clarify something. There used to be two kinds of "drive-ins" in the US: the drive-in movies that Alice mentioned, where you sat in your car and watched a movie projected on a giant screen in front of you (and all of the other people in other cars); and drive-in restaurants, where you sat in your car while waitresses took your order and then brought your food out for you to eat in your car. The drive-in restaurants were the kind that sometimes had roller-skating waitresses.

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@Rachel, you’re very welcome.

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@Alice Thanks a lot. Your answer is pretty understanding and helpful!

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Hi Rachel,

"all the rage" means it was very popular
"back then' means at that time

In your examples it means that it was popular to marry a Targaryen during that time period, and that during the time period in the past drive-ins with roller-skating waitresses were popular.  If you are not sure what 'drive-ins' refers to it means a movie that you can watch while you are parked in your car.

Hope that helps,

Alice

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