fad
pronunciation
How to pronounce fad in British English:
UK [fæd]
How to pronounce fad in American English:
US [fæd]
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- Noun:
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
Word Origin
- fad (n.)
- 1834, "hobby, pet project" (adjective faddy is from 1824), of uncertain origin. Perhaps shortened from fiddle-faddle. Or perhaps from French fadaise "trifle, nonsense," which is ultimately from Latin fatuus "stupid." From 1881 as "fashion, craze," or as Century Dictionary has it, "trivial fancy adopted and pursued for a time with irrational zeal."
Example
- 1. Anybody who can spark a retail fad is acclaimed a genius .
- 2. Since then , the fad has faded even faster than your correspondent expected .
- 3. Is basement living a fad , or an entrenched cultural shift ?
- 4. Or is the current fad for africa just another bubble ?
- 5. This may seem like a crazy celebrity fad , but it 's not such a bad one .