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fad
/fad/
noun
noun: fad; plural noun: fads
- an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived and without basis in the object's qualities; a craze."prairie restoration is the latest gardening fad in the Midwest"Similar:craze
vogue
trend
fashion
mode
enthusiasm
passion
Origin
mid 19th century (originally dialect): probably the second element of fidfad, contraction of fiddle-faddle. Compare with faddy.
FAD
abbreviation
Biochemistry
- flavin adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme derived from riboflavin and important in various metabolic reactions.
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The meaning of FAD is a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze. How to use fad in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fad.
A fad, trend, or craze is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group
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