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fad

American  
[fad] / fæd /

noun

  1. a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.

    Synonyms:
    rage, vogue, craze
fad 1 British  
/ fæd /

noun

  1. an intense but short-lived fashion; craze

  2. a personal idiosyncrasy or whim

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FAD 2 British  

noun

  1. 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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Other Word Forms

  • faddish adjective
  • faddishness noun
  • faddism noun
  • faddist noun
  • fadlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of fad

1825–35; noun use of dial. fad to look after things, busy oneself with trifles, back formation from obsolete faddle to play with, fondle. See fiddle

Example Sentences

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He notes that the interwar period allowed increased leisure time for many, generating fads for new games such as the clue-based crossword puzzle.

From The Wall Street Journal

One reason is that fewer really big companies are overhyped fads while more small ones are.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was a real fad to have a Tesla, and I just don’t think that they’re competitive in any way.”

From Los Angeles Times

How has a mobile game outlasted the fads and maintained such a grip on its fans?

From Los Angeles Times

Fairyland is considered the first “storybook”-style park in the country, launching a national fad.

From Los Angeles Times

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