fad
noun
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
Example Sentences
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But the critics of faddishness have one thing right.
From Economist ● Nov. 24, 2016
Moody, cooler shades that have no whiff of faddishness enrich an early-20th-century master bath in Riga, Latvia, designed by Filippo Carandini and Maria Rodina of Milan’s Linee Studio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2016
But condiments are unusually susceptible to faddishness, Nealon said, and fast food helped cement tomato ketchup’s remarkably long dominance.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2015
Indeed, the undercurrent of faddishness in book titles is evident enough that the literary minded often keep a running mental catalog of the latest trends.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2013
He was a yachtsman, but not for sporting purposes, or faddishness, or luxurious idleness.
From London Days A Book of Reminiscences by Arthur Warren
