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Origin of faddish
Explanation
Something that's faddish is in style, often for a brief length of time. Flapper dresses and bobbed hair were faddish in the 1920's, and long hair and bell bottoms were faddish in the 1960's and 70's. Among elementary school kids, it was faddish in the early 2000's to collect and trade Pokemon cards. The adjective faddish comes from the word fad, which was coined in the 1880's, either from fiddle-faddle or from the Latin word for "stupid," fatuus.
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To others, though, “marketing engineer” is just the latest in the industry’s procession of faddish titles, this time enlisting AI to suggest a level of precision and control that marketers aren’t always credited for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Emotional spending can be volatile, faddish, and heavily driven by social media hype.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
But some say the once-hot idea of tokenizing collectibles has lost its faddish appeal.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
Westminster has long faced protests from animal rights activists who view the competition as a deplorable canine beauty contest fueling faddish puppy buying and reckless breeding.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
"Rather faddish business, isn't it?" he asked, indifferently.
From The Guarded Heights by Wadsworth Camp
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