fad en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Of English dialectal origin. Further origin obscure. Possibly from Old English ġefæd (“order, decorum”) (compare Old English ġefæd (“orderly, tidy”), fadian, ġefadian (“to set in order, arrange”), whence Middle English faden (“to arrange”)); or from French fadaise ("a trifling thought"; see fadaise).
Meanings
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A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
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.
2010, Eric J. Cesal, Down Detour Road: An Architect in Search of Practice, page 134:You're a fad, that means you're something that we've already had, but once you're gone, you don't come back.
2004, Andre R. Young, “Encore”, in Encore:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
faddery · fadmonger · faddism · fadish · fad diet · faddist · faddy · fadlike · faddish
Relateds
Translations (52)
fi muoti-ilmiö (phenomenon) · it andazzo (phenomenon) · ar تَقْلِيعَة (phenomenon) · it moda (phenomenon) · sv dagslända (phenomenon) · cs přechodná móda (phenomenon) · es moda pasajera (phenomenon) · cs módní výstřelek (phenomenon) · mk за́нес (phenomenon) · cs pobláznění (phenomenon) · sv fluga (phenomenon) · fr mode (phenomenon) · fi muoti (phenomenon) · mk мо́да (phenomenon) · nl rage (phenomenon) · fi villitys (phenomenon) · cmn 时尚 (phenomenon) · ky кызыгып ээлигүү (phenomenon) · ky кумардануу (phenomenon) · tr moda (phenomenon) · pdt Daumel (phenomenon) · de Trend (phenomenon) · ky берилүү (phenomenon) · tr trend (phenomenon) · sh modni hir (phenomenon) · tl uso (phenomenon) · nl modegril (phenomenon) · fr lubie (phenomenon) · sh modni trend (phenomenon) · ca moda (phenomenon) · ru причу́да (phenomenon) · eo furoro (phenomenon) · ky ээлигүү (phenomenon) · de Fimmel (phenomenon) · fi muotihullutus (phenomenon) · it tendenza (phenomenon) · ja ファッド (phenomenon) · de Hype (phenomenon) · de Mode (phenomenon) · nl manie (phenomenon) · es fashion efímero (phenomenon) · ky кызыгуу (phenomenon) · no trend (phenomenon) · pl moda (phenomenon) · fi muotivillitys (phenomenon) · sh moda (phenomenon) · cs pomíjivá móda (phenomenon) · de Modeerscheinung (phenomenon) · es voga fugaz (phenomenon) · es moda (phenomenon) · mk ма́нија (phenomenon) · pt moda (phenomenon)