fad
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
Origin of fad
1Other words for fad
Other words from fad
- fadlike, adjective
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How to use fad in a sentence
A basketball player in her teen years, Goldberg became a veteran of various exercise fads in adulthood.
It may be time to kick these new age diet fads and get back to basics.
Helen Mirren Trains Like the Air Force; Kendall Jenner Denied Kim Kardashian at Her Shows | The Fashion Beast Team | July 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThose that remain, even the most beloved classics, eventually show their age as the fads of one age become fodder for the next.
The Witty Genius of YouTube’s CinemaSins: Everything Wrong with Your Favorite Movie | Rich Goldstein | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe hated TV for chasing fads and its vacuousness, but also because it paid him too little, notes Itzkoff dryly.
Paddy Chayefsky: The Dark Prophet of ‘Network’ News | Tim Teeman | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLiterature is essentially a niche interest, and, as such, is subject to its own microcosmic fads.
Famous for Not Being Famous: Enough About ‘Stoner’ | Drew Smith | October 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Every private inclination is a fad, and even fads have their fixed forms.
The New Society | Walther RathenauDo you know, Rose Millar, these decorators' fads are constantly changing?
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah Tytler"We're rather fond of fads at The Priory," explained Winnie.
The Nicest Girl in the School | Angela Brazil"It's just another of your absurd fads, Patty Hirst," said Ella.
The Nicest Girl in the School | Angela BrazilMore than all, there are no fictitious values put upon fads and fancies of the hour,—nor even upon works of art.
Unveiling a Parallel | Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant
British Dictionary definitions for fad (1 of 2)
/ (fæd) /
an intense but short-lived fashion; craze
a personal idiosyncrasy or whim
Origin of fad
1Derived forms of fad
- faddish, adjective
- faddishness, noun
- faddism, noun
- faddist, noun
British Dictionary definitions for FAD (2 of 2)
biochem flavin adenine dinucleotide: an ester of riboflavin with ADP that acts as the prosthetic group for many flavoproteins: See also FMN
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