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faddy

American  
[fad-ee] / ˈfæd i /

adjective

faddier, faddiest
  1. faddish.


faddy British  
/ ˈfædɪ /

adjective

  1. of, having, or involving personal and often transitory whims, esp about food

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of faddy

First recorded in 1815–25; fad + -y 1

Example Sentences

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In an age when we're constantly bombarded with the latest faddy super-foods, it turns out in Wales, we've been eating the best of all of them for millennia.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2023

The proliferation of personal swing coaches worries Mottola; developing hitters, he fears, will be raised as robots, drilled on faddy techniques that might not be best for them.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2021

But before Instagram, before Goop, before vloggers and a global wellness industry worth $4.2tn, there were celebrity gurus and faddy diets.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2020

Young people are being warned that faddy diets are putting their health at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2017

"No!" was the reply; "but our governor's very faddy, you know!"

From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.

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