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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fad

 
 

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Fad

fad
~ 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
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  (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
2.
  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
3.
  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 ...
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  noun прихоть, причуда; фантазия; конек; преходящее увлечение чем-л. to be full of fads and fancies - иметь массу причуд и фантазий Syn: see vogue ...
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  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. WAGI: A language of Papua New Guinea ocean sc. abbr. Fish Aggregating Device ocean sc. abbr. Fish Attracting Device ocean sc. abbr. For A Day chemis. abbr. Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide ac. degr. abbr. Fashion Art Design univ. abbr. Find A Drug days abbr. Financial Awareness Day non-prof. org. abbr. Fund for American Diplomacy educ. abbr. Fun At Dancing sport abbr. Fans Against Discrimination music abbr. Free Air Delivery ...
English abbreviation dictionary
6.
  - 1834, "hobby, pet project;" 1881 as "fashion, craze," perhaps shortened from fiddle-faddle. ...
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