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fad

[ fad ]

noun

  1. a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.

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FAD

1

noun

  1. biochem flavin adenine dinucleotide: an ester of riboflavin with ADP that acts as the prosthetic group for many flavoproteins See also FMN
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fad

2

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noun

  1. an intense but short-lived fashion; craze
  2. a personal idiosyncrasy or whim
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú²¹»å»å¾±²õ³Ù, noun
  • ˈ´Ú²¹»å»å¾±²õ³¾, noun
  • ˈ´Ú²¹»å»å¾±²õ³ó, adjective
  • ˈ´Ú²¹»å»å¾±²õ³óness, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú²¹»ål¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fad1

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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fad1

C19: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

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Such staggering numbers certainly warrant the question: How has a mobile game outlasted the fads and maintained such a grip on its fans?

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One parent waves off their teenager’s sudden interest in politics as a fad, like eating macrobiotics.

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For decades, raw milk has been consumed by alternative health types, typically those who intersected with the “raw food†movement, a diet fad where people would eat only raw food.

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He makes his way to the local lot of aluminum trees, a fad at the time.

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Whether due to climate concerns, municipal bans or just the way fads work, it seems the product has fallen out of favor.

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