fad

Meaning

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

Synonyms

craze

fashion

vogue

trend

style

rage

😡

crank

furore

vagary

furor

whim

cult

crotchet

prevailing

in vogue

buzz

passing fashion

caprice

custom

eccentricity

enthusiasm

fashionable

habit

hobbies

kick

manner

passing fancy

passion

flavour of the month

Translations

Mode

moda

moda

moda

liefhebberij

heves

capriccio

marotte

lubie

mode

mode

manie

engouement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fæd/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: gefæd

In summary

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”), whence Middle English faden (“to arrange”)); or from French fadaise ("a trifling thought"; see fadaise).