fad
Americannoun
noun
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an intense but short-lived fashion; craze
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a personal idiosyncrasy or whim
noun
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 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
In addition to its medical uses, mesmerism was a popular fad, performed in theaters or at home parties.
From Literature
And the likes of Zudio and Max have brought about the "trendification" of affordable fashion for the first time, appealing to Gen-Z and young millennial buyers, by trawling the latest fads in Paris and Milan.
From BBC
He notes that the interwar period allowed increased leisure time for many, generating fads for new games such as the clue-based crossword puzzle.
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