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noun
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
fad·like, adjective
Synonyms
craze, vogue, rage.
craze, vogue, rage.
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Word Origin & History
fad
1834, "hobby, pet project;" 1881 as "fashion, craze," perhaps shortened from fiddle-faddle. Or perhaps from Fr. fadaise "trifle, nonsense," ult. from L. fatuus "stupid."
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Medical Dictionary
FAD abbr.
flavin adenine dinucleotide
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