fad

noun [C]

/fæd/

Definition

› a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time: the latest health fad There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago.Passionate or passing interests

(Definition of fad noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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factory shop noun
factotum noun
factual adjective
faculty noun (ABILITY)
faculty noun (IN A COLLEGE)
fad noun
faddism noun
faddy adjective
fade (sth) in phrasal verb
fade (sth) out phrasal verb
fade away phrasal verb

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Synonyms and related words:

-mania suffix
craze noun
cult noun (POPULARITY)
drug noun (ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE)
faddism noun
fancy noun (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)
kick noun (INTEREST)
mania noun (STRONG INTEREST)
passion noun
religion noun
ruling passion idiom

Topic: Passionate or passing interests

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