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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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Many parents feel they're struggling to keep up with the rapidly changing fads and trends on social media.

From BBC

Many had said the fad would soon fade, casting doubt on the logic of Pop Mart’s share price catapulting above that of heavyweights like Alibaba.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’ve been working with computers for over 50 years, and have seen fads come and go. One truism is ‘garbage in, garbage out.’

From The Wall Street Journal

He is deeply worried about “labor displacement” but overall concludes it’s just too early to say whether AI is “a fad or an illusion.”

From MarketWatch

He is deeply worried about “labor displacement” but overall, concludes it’s just too early to say whether AI is “a fad or an illusion”.

From MarketWatch

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