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fad
[ fad ]
/ fæd /
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noun
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM fad
fadlike, adjectiveWords nearby fad
facultative, facultative apomict, faculty, Faculty of Advocates, FA Cup, fad, Fadden, faddish, faddist, faddy, fade
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British Dictionary definitions for fad (1 of 2)
fad
/ (fæd) /
noun informal
an intense but short-lived fashion; craze
a personal idiosyncrasy or whim
Derived forms of fad
faddish, adjectivefaddishness, nounfaddism, nounfaddist, nounWord Origin for fad
C19: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for fad (2 of 2)
FAD
noun
biochem flavin adenine dinucleotide: an ester of riboflavin with ADP that acts as the prosthetic group for many flavoproteinsSee also FMN
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