• Fad

    Pronunciation

    American
    • Rhymes: -æd

    Origin

    Of English dialectal origin. Further origin obscure. Possibly from Old English ġefæd ("order, decorum") (compare Old English ġefæd ("orderly, tidy"), fadian, ġefadian ("to set in order, arrange"); or from French fadaise ("a trifling thought"; see fadaise).

    Full definition of fad

    Noun

    fad

    (plural fads)
    1. A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

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