English abbreviation dictionary - fad
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Fad
fad
mil. abbr.
Funding Authorization Document mil. abbr.
Force Activity Designator mil. abbr.
Funding Allowance Document mil. abbr.
Feasible Arrival Date mil. abbr.
Functions As Designed 3-let. lang. abbr.
Fish Aggregating Device ocean sc. abbr.
Fish Attracting Device ocean sc. abbr.
Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide ac. degr. abbr.
Fashion Art Design univ. abbr.
Financial Awareness Day non-prof. org. abbr.
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1.
~ n something that someone likes or does for a short time, or that is fashionable for a short time (The break-dancing craze soon passed, as most fads do.) - faddy, faddish adj (She keeps trying all these faddy diets.) - faddiness, faddishness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(fads) You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad. = craze N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
abbr. flavin adenine dinucleotide. FAD n. 1 a craze. 2 a peculiar notion or idiosyncrasy. Derivatives faddish adj. faddishly adv. faddishness n. faddism n. faddist n. Etymology: 19th c. (orig. dial.): prob. f. fidfad f. FIDDLE-FADDLE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. причуда, пунктик this is a passing fad —- это преходящее (кратковременное) увлечение to be full of fads —- иметь массу причуд crossword puzzles were the fad of the year —- в этом году все помешались на кроссвордах it is a fad with him —- у него такой пунктик, это его пунктик ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
noun прихоть, причуда; фантазия; конек; преходящее увлечение чем-л. to be full of fads and fancies - иметь массу причуд и фантазий Syn: see vogue ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1834, "hobby, pet project;" 1881 as "fashion, craze," perhaps shortened from fiddle-faddle. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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