fad

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.]

faddism fad'dism n.
faddist fad'dist n.
faddy fad'dy adj.

noun

The current custom: craze, fashion, furor, mode, rage, style, trend, vogue. Informal thing. Idioms: the in thing, the last word, the latest thing. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.

n

Definition: craze
Antonyms: standard, tradition

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1. oxidized form of flavin adenine dinucleotide.
2. flea allergy dermatitis.

Quotes:

"Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like a conspiracy." - Jim Henson

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modelune, mani, påfund

abbr. - File Access Data, filtilgangsdata

Nederlands (Dutch)
rage, lievelingsidee, flavine adenine dinucleotide

Français (French)
n. - engouement, vogue, lubie, mode

abbr. - (Biochim) ribonucléase d'adénine de flavine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tick, Marotte

abbr. - (Biochem.) Flavin-Adenin-Dinucleotid

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καπρίτσιο, λόξα, μόδα, τρέλα (της εποχής)

Italiano (Italian)
moda, voga, mania

Português (Portuguese)
n. - moda (f) passageira

Русский (Russian)
увлечение, причуда, пунктик

Español (Spanish)
n. - moda, furor, novedad, capricho

abbr. - almirante supremo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (mode)fluga, nyck

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
黄素腺嘌呤二核甘酸

时尚, 一时流行的狂热

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 黃素腺嘌呤二核甘酸

n. - 時尚, 一時流行的狂熱

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일시적 유행

abbr. - 미 식품 위생국

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一時的な流行, つかの間の熱中

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زي , موضه , ولع , هوس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיגעון חולף, תחביב זמני‬
abbr. - ‮דינוקלואיד אדנין פלווין (חומר המשמש לריפוי מחלת השינה)‬

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