fad

/fæd/

noun 2

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(noun.)

ADJ

current, latest, new | passing | management

food

My teenage son went through a phase where he only wanted to eat pizza, which was just a passing food fad.

PREP

~ for

There's been a growing fad for vintage clothing among teenagers in recent years.

Definitions

noun

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

You're a fad, that means you're something that we've already had, but once you're gone, you don't come back.

The pet rock fad was started by an advertising executive named Gary Dahl. The premise was simple: take ordinary rocks, glue eyes on them, and market them as pets.

noun

Initialism of flavin adenine dinucleotide.

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Synonyms

noun — an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

You're a fad, that means you're something that we've already had, but once you're gone, you don't come back.

Wiktionary

The pet rock fad was started by an advertising executive named Gary Dahl. The premise was simple: take ordinary rocks, glue eyes on them, and market them as pets.

Wiktionary

Loose jackets are the latest fad.

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It's a fad.

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Democracy is such a fad!

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It's just a fad.

Tatoeba · #2953105

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