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–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
Related forms:
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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