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fads
noun
fads
A custom, style, etc. that many people are interested in for a short time; passing fashion; craze.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- Antonyms:
- tradition
- standard
- convention
- tradition. See syn. study at fashion.fashion
- custom
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abbreviation
Flavin adenine dinucleotide.
American Heritage Medicine
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Origin of Fad
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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”); or from French fadaise ("a trifling thought"; see fadaise).
From Wiktionary
Possibly from fidfad fussy person, fussy from fiddle-faddle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Fad Sentence Examples
They want to be with the latest fad or fashion.
For me, social enterprises are not a passing fad.
Electronic gadgets go in and out of style as quickly as any fad.
But we don't have to turn to surgeons or to the latest diet fad to get the body we've always wanted.
Although bulimics often think they've stumbled upon the "perfect" weight control plan, bulimia is not a fad, a lifestyle, or a dieting tool.
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