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faddist

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fad⋅dist

[fad-ist]
–noun
a person following a fad or given to fads, as one who seeks and adheres briefly to a passing variety of unusual diets, beliefs, etc.

Origin:
1880–85; fad + -ist


faddism, noun
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fad   (fād)   
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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