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fad

–noun

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

[Origin: 1825–35; n. use of dial. fad to look after things, busy oneself with trifles, back formation from obs. faddle to play with, fondle. See fiddle

]

—Related forms

fadlike, adjective

—Synonyms craze, vogue, rage.

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fad Audio Help (fād) Pronunciation Key
n. A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.

[Possibly from fidfad, fussy person, fussy, from fiddle-faddle.]

fad'dism n., fad'dist n., fad'dy adj.

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FAD
abbr. flavin adenine dinucleotide

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flavin adenine dinucleotide
n. Abbr. FAD
A coenzyme, C₂₇H₃₃N₉O₁₅P₂, that is a derivative of riboflavin and functions in certain oxidation-reduction reactions in the body.

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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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fad
noun
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

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fad [fad] noun

a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time
Example: What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad

Arabic:	بِدْعَه، موضَه، هَوَس
Chinese (Simplified):	时尚, 一时流行的狂热, 一时的爱好
Chinese (Traditional):	時尚, 一時流行的狂熱, 一時的愛好
Czech:	móda, módní výstřelek, bláznivý nápad
Danish:	modefænomen; dille
Estonian:	moehullus, -narrus
Greek:	παροδική συνήθεια, μόδα
Hungarian:	(divat)hóbort, szeszély
Indonesian:	kegiatan musiman
Italian:	moda passeggera*
Latvian:	mode; untums

Lithuanian:	mada
Norwegian:	dille, mani, mote
Polish:	trend, przelotna moda
Romanian:	modă
Russian:	увлечение, поветрие
Slovak:	módny hit, prechodná móda
Slovenian:	modna muha
Spanish:	novedad, moda
Swedish:	modefluga, nyck, trend
Turkish:	moda, geçici tutku